Timeline for Presence or absence
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| Apr 5, 2011 at 14:41 | comment | added | Kevin | @Colin, "in sickness and in health" is the more common phrasing, not "in sickness or in health." | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 9:40 | vote | accept | nico | ||
| Apr 5, 2011 at 9:18 | history | edited | JoseK | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Apr 5, 2011 at 9:15 | comment | added | JoseK | @nico: as per your edit, it changes the context. You actually have two separate tests, so IMHO it should be "in presence and absence of", not or | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 9:06 | comment | added | nico | You make a good point. I edited my question so that it is (hopefully) more clear. The parameter was measured in both cases (with or without drug) but -for technical reasons- not in the same experiments. | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 9:00 | comment | added | JoseK | @Colin Fine: "in sickness.." is probably the priest accentuating the negative, giving you a last chance to escape capital punishment while you can. | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 8:57 | comment | added | Colin Fine | Compare also "up and down", "rich and poor". On the other hand "in sickness or in health", so the rule is not universal. | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 8:43 | history | answered | JoseK | CC BY-SA 2.5 |