Or the basic calculation could prove to be wrong, with legal defeat leading not to political victory but only to more defeat.
I was following behind him, thinking all the time of what a fool I would look if my calculations proved wrong.
His calculation in opening the affair to the press apparently proved correct.
If such calculations prove accurate in the years ahead, it could be a bonanza for Americans.
But if dynamic calculations prove wrong, serious consequences could result.
The calculation proved wrong, as had all others.
Much will depend on how sound Washington's projections and calculations prove to be.
"Of course, his calculations may just prove to be slightly in error."
Even at this initial stage, the environmental and financial calculations have proved to be incorrect.
The actuarial calculations needed to make the system self-financing could prove tricky.