Oct 5, 2005 11:41
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stuck their fingers in the air
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Perhaps most worryingly, the Purdue studies found that the vaccinated dogs had developed autoantibodies to their own DNA. Did the alarm bells sound? Did the scientific community call a halt to the vaccination program? No. Instead, they stuck their fingers in the air, saying more research is needed to ascertain whether vaccines can cause
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agissant comme des non-scientifiques
idiom meaning "unscientifically" - to determine which way the wind is blowing
Stick a finger in the air of local politics these days, and you'll probably detect a strong wind pushing against new health care reform efforts like Measure ...
www.managedcaremag.com/ archives/0212/0212.regulation.html
DC besides stick a finger in the air and see where the political winds are blowing. ... My un-scientific poll of people not paying the same microscopic ...
www.blogforamerica.com/archives/003444.html
Stick a finger in the air of local politics these days, and you'll probably detect a strong wind pushing against new health care reform efforts like Measure ...
www.managedcaremag.com/ archives/0212/0212.regulation.html
DC besides stick a finger in the air and see where the political winds are blowing. ... My un-scientific poll of people not paying the same microscopic ...
www.blogforamerica.com/archives/003444.html
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Comment: "merci"
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Pierre POUSSIN
France
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Ils ont brandi le doigt vers le ciel
See the demonstrators in the streets! ;-)
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Catherine Antheunissens
Spain
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ils font l'autruche
pour rester dans le domaine animalier..
ou: ils ne se rendent pas a l'evidence
ou: ils ne se rendent pas a l'evidence
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Non, en fait ils ignorent cela déclarant qu'il.....
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Georges Tocco
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ils attirent l'attention
you can decide to translate it or not but i think this is the meaning in reference to tha fact that one who wants to speak in an assembly raises his hand (finger) to attarct attention
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ils ont pris le vent et déclaré...
on peut également dire "flairer le vent"
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