• The theory of solutions is still far from accurate.

• Interplanetary space is far from empty.

• The sensitivity for rubidium is not nearly so high as for sodium.

• Although the new laser is by no means tiny, it is unusually compact for a carbon dioxide laser.

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• The model fails to (or does not) explain many observations of this phenomenon.

• This optical processor fails to use all the parallelism which optics has to offer.

• No detailed study has been made of methods by which ...

• Many shapes other than round are formed by extrusion through dies of suitable contour.

• The particle managed to travel through the box without hitting another particle.

• The article neglects to consider some additional factors.