"have ever been"

[Mark A. Mandel]

Arnold warns:
    >>>>>

we all run the risk here of extrapolating from possibly irrelevant
aspects of very small numbers of examples.

 <<<<<

"Everyone generalizes from one example. At least I do." (_Issola_, Steven
Brust, chapter 14)

-- Mark A. Mandel, proprietor, Cracks and Shards
   http://www.cracksandshards.com/
   a Steven Brust fan website

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