If you want to say that a prediction of figure A beating figure B was “staggeringly off-the-mark,” then it stands to measure that you can be called on that if the best you can say about the end result is that figure A comes up a little bit short of beating figure B. ❋ Unknown (2010)
But sure, if you want to argue that $13B vs. $14B qualifies as “staggeringly off-the-mark,” be my guest. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Morningstar, which spent two days touring land with top management, said much of the "hedge fund's detractions seem rather backward-looking" and sections of the presentation "mocking the rural nature of St. Joe's landholdings look off-the-mark entirely." ❋ Dawn Wotapka (2010)
The off-the-mark forecasts are due in part to the increasing volatility of states' revenue. ❋ Conor Dougherty (2011)
You didn't hear those three words from the liberals after their off-the-mark accusations of right-wing instigation of the Tucson tragedy. ❋ Dr. Jim Taylor (2011)
Of course, being unable to read the original English documents that Daioleslam relies on to make his claims, they have been forced to take at face value his wildly off-the-mark interpretations. ❋ Shawn Amoei (2011)
But his "coward" critique applied to all Americans, blacks and whites alike -- and it wasn't off-the-mark. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The most important off-the-mark was the fact that almost no one predicted that once we got into space, reached the Moon, landed on Mars, the public would be totally uninterested and apathetic. ❋ Unknown (2008)
These reviews usually turn out painfully off-the-mark. ❋ Unknown (2008)
After some off-the-mark passes and one interception in the first half, Frerotte found his rhythm after Winfield's big play and following the break marched the Vikings 80 yards in barely more than 2 minutes to take a 17-10 lead. ❋ Unknown (2008)
It is worth noting that the IMF gave the authors of Dow 36,000 some competition for creative forecasting, with their repeated, wildly off-the-mark underestimates of the Venezuelan economy during the expansion. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The raters have since come under regulatory scrutiny and the new laws passed by Congress last month also could significantly increase their liability for off-the-mark credit assessments. ❋ Unknown (2010)
It is worth noting that the IMF gave the authors of "Dow 36,000" some competition for creative forecasting, with their repeated, wildly off-the-mark underestimates of the Venezuelan economy during the expansion. ❋ Unknown (2010)
OK, I've been silent all week, but the number of rambling, off-the-mark posts by you leads me to ask: ❋ Unknown (2009)
I strongly suspect that left-leaning Connecticut voters -- many of whom work on Wall Street or in the state's significant insurance industry -- will surely not send to Washington someone so incredibly off-the-mark on the most important issue now facing them -- the American economy. ❋ Unknown (2009)
But that report was also off-the-mark as the photographs the Telegraph published had first surfaced in 2006. ❋ Unknown (2009)
I'd break his back and he'd never walk again, much less earn millions for his unbelievable, off-the-mark,stale performances on screen. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)
My [answer] to the [query] does not [seem] to be off-mark. ❋ Uttam Maharjan (2011)
Off the Mark is so funny. [I swear] Mark [Parisi] never runs out of [ideas]. ❋ Someone Who Kinda Exists (2023)
