Diana Rigg

We have no companies now, not in the sense that I know, that nurture actors. It's very depressing that, given the money they get, the companies today don't number up in my estimation. They should be bringing on young talent, and they don't.

British Actress

Derek Bok

I think any self-respecting educational institution ought to judge its policies by its best estimate of what their long-term consequences for their students and for the society will be.

American Lawyer

Frank Carlucci

And I argued with that intelligence estimate and I think it is a responsibility of policymakers to use their best judgment on the basis of the intelligence they've received.

American Politician

Bill Dedman

New flood maps in many states have raised the estimation of flood risks along rivers, streams and oceans, adding many properties to flood zones for the first time.

American Journalist

Robert Christgau

The most important single fact about pop music in the Nineties, is the number of hours made commercially available increased by an estimated factor of ten.

Johann Lamont

If I have learned one thing in life, it is never to take any man's own estimate of himself. He could very well be mistaken.

Scottish Politician

Charles Dudley Warner

There is no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate what a thing is worth to you.

Adi Godrej

When we acquire businesses in the developing world, we estimate if the growth opportunities are strong.

Indian Businessman

Charles Goodyear

Life should not be estimated exclusively by the standard of dollars and cents.

American Inventor

Charles Spurgeon

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

British Clergyman

Emphasizes a non-exact or approximate figure, not precise.

Rough Calculation

Often used when there's limited information, to make a quick judgment.

Quick Judgement

Commonly used in business or finance to discuss the probable cost.

Cost Context

An estimate is usually given before a detailed analysis for a formal quote.

Before Formal Quote

Reflects a personal belief or opinion rather than an exact measurement.

Opinion Based

Involves judging someone or something's qualities without precise tools.

Judging Qualities

An estimated cost which is subject to change on a project's final assessment.

Approximate Cost

Initial figure or cost that can help start planning or decision making.

Starting Point

In fields like statistics, it's understood that estimates have a margin of error.

Inexact Science

Relies on assumptions due to a lack of complete data or information.

Assumption-Based

 bats provide an estimated 3.7 billion dollars worth of free pest control for farmers, which benefits everyone who eats the foods that they grow. Fruit bats, also called megabats because of their large size, are important for the role they play in plant pollination. By traveling between flowers while feeding on nectar and fruits,

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 what exactly is climate change why should we care well the Earth's climate has changed throughout history most of these slight changes are caused by small variations in the Earth's orbit but climate change as we know it today is characterized by an abrupt increase in the earth's temperature it is estimated to have

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 for those of us fortunate enough to have access to clean drinking water. For a long time, conventional wisdom said that we should drink eight glasses a day. That estimate has since been fine-tuned. Now, the consensus is that the amount of water we need to imbibe depends largely on our weight and environment.

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 In spite of these limitations, it actually would be possible to power the entire world with today's solar technology. We'd need the funding to build the infrastructure and a good deal of space. Estimates range from tens to hundreds of thousands of square miles, which seems like a lot,

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 but I'm quite sure it's very modest compared to the potential harm. The World Bank estimates that if we have a worldwide flu epidemic, global wealth will go down by over three trillion dollars and we'd have millions and millions of deaths. These investments offer significant benefits

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 it still affected the students' estimates. This is an example of the anchoring effect, and it's often used in marketing and negotiations to raise the prices that people are willing to pay. So, if heuristics lead to all these wrong decisions, why do we even have them?

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 While BMI can be a helpful estimate of healthy weight, actual body fat percentage can only really be determined by also considering information like waist circumference and muscle mass. Athletes, for instance, have a naturally higher BMI.

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 estimate that today the world pays a hundred and one billion dollars in subsidies to green energy but in a generations time the bill is not going to go down we will owe two hundred and twenty three billion dollars per year in

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 a more safe characteristic is weight and you can be fairly sure the estimate of that and it reckoned that the elephant bird weighed around half a ton