Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
clouds
English answer:
casts doubt on / makes it less certain
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-05-10 12:54:11 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
May 7, 2014 11:47
10 yrs ago
English term
Iberi (X)
clouds
Non-PRO
English
Science
Journalism
“The evaluation of the impacts at Hay Point dredging stated that most of the coral colonies were healthy and that more than 95% of corals were undamaged,” the report said. “However, the way that health and damage of corals was recorded at Hay Point clouds this interpretation.
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| 4 +2 | casts doubt on / makes it less certain |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 4 +2 | obscures |
Veronika McLaren
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Responses
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Selected
casts doubt on / makes it less certain
The way the data was reported makes the interpretation given in the report seem less clear and precise (and most likely doubtful).
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5 mins
Veronika McLaren
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English
Works in field
Carpe diem!
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English, German to English, English to German, and 3 more.
obscures
hides, disguises it...or makes it ambivalent, unclear
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Note added at 7 mins (2014-05-07 11:54:20 GMT)
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i.e. the records left out some factors or had something in them that made the interpretation difficult.
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Note added at 7 mins (2014-05-07 11:54:20 GMT)
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i.e. the records left out some factors or had something in them that made the interpretation difficult.
Example sentence:
His judgment was clouded by his preference for one kind of wine
Note from asker:
| Thank you. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
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Thank you!
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| agree |
Victoria Britten
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Thanks!
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| neutral |
B D Finch
: That would be the usual meaning of the word, however it doesn't really fit the context.
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