It is clear that . . . Did not operate as well as has been predicted. After considerable experimentation a solution was found . . . A typical sample . . . If instability results, appropriate remedial action will suggest itself ... It is technically feasible but there are practical problems . . . Transient tests were carried out ... The equation was solved numerically . . . This value is a first approximation . . . It should be possible to improve the method .. . Various methods have been used to palliate these deleterious factors .. . The fundamental principles will now be described in detail . . . It is of interest to compare .. . Some reservations must be placed on these figures .. . The most promising approach is ... The author wishes to thank Mr. J. Dewarflask for a number of significant comments
—It's not clear, but I'm shaming you into taking it for granted. —The equipment burst into flames. —We fiddled about until it came right. —The only sample which did what we wanted. —If instability results you will have to think of something, Jack. —It cost ten times as much as we estimated. —The fuses blew every time we switched on. —We averaged eight different answers. —This value is flagrant guesswork. —Nothing worked. —We cooked the figures wholesale. —We mugged the following from a textbook. —It isn't, but I'm going to all the same. —These figures are quite useless. —We couldn't think of another way to do it. —The Group Leader insisted on poking his nose in. S.E.B.
ATHLETICS September 1972 Athletics at the beginning of the Autumn term is now very much part of an established policy, although there are no signs yet that other schools are contemplating falling into line. The weather can seldom be faulted and it has already been proved that there need be no clash with the all-important beginning of season rugby practices; indeed with more genuine endeavours on the track, there would seem to be less need for time-absorbing training sessions on the rugby field. If, however, after many months of inactivity the much-needed Standards programme is to achieve its real purpose on a collective basis, then it needs to be realised that the competition achieves little unless repetitive effort is applied. The 27
