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... attempt to apply the ' suck it and see ' principle to actual decision - making was developed in the form of ... attempted to assist the Commander in Chief of the Force 190.
... attempt to apply the ' suck it and see ' principle to actual decision - making was developed in the form of ... attempted to assist the Commander in Chief of the Force 190.
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Conrad Hal Waddington. attempted to assist the Commander in Chief of the Force to improve his decisions by scientific study ... attempt to assess all these possible factors . And as a result of his analysis he should be able to advise the ...
Conrad Hal Waddington. attempted to assist the Commander in Chief of the Force to improve his decisions by scientific study ... attempt to assess all these possible factors . And as a result of his analysis he should be able to advise the ...
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... attempt to use some of these methods to forecast future technological developments is Herman Kahn and Anthony J. Wiener , The Year 2000 , Macmillan , N.Y. , 1967 , and revised , Futures , Hudson , 1972. They need to be taken with a ...
... attempt to use some of these methods to forecast future technological developments is Herman Kahn and Anthony J. Wiener , The Year 2000 , Macmillan , N.Y. , 1967 , and revised , Futures , Hudson , 1972. They need to be taken with a ...
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