Sources are also predicting a tightening of the qualifications required to set up as a child minder.
Mr Assad's people have now instilled fear in them by predicting dire consequences were the regime to fall.
There are two reasons for predicting that dodgy dealing will diminish in South Africa.
There is not yet even a science for predicting when faults and volcanoes will let loose.
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As you know, city experts were predicting borrowing would rise a lot more than this.
Predicting the future of Twitter's trending topics is, as of right now, an impossibility.
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Others were more pessimistic, predicting a longer-term slump that could reach beyond U.S. borders.
On the side they consulted for British utilities and supermarkets, predicting product and electricity demand.
In addition these models are especially bad at predicting sudden changes or tipping points.
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But in this situation, the prophets of economic doom are predicting even worse times ahead.
Morgan analysts raised earnings and revenue estimates for the iPad maker, predicting stronger iPhone sales.
Shiller was among the few who were prescient in predicting the housing crisis in 2007.
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Election officials had, though, been confidently predicting a high turnout and this didn't materialize.
Similarly, not long ago many bond market gurus were predicting the end of high bond prices.
Moreover, small-business owners became even less accurate at predicting their own layoffs during the economic downturn.
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The National Retail Federation is predicting an overall 2.2% increase in retail sales.
Predicting the path of a swine flu outbreak is next to impossible, public health officials say.
Munster is predicting Apple will add a new iPhone to its lineup next quarter.
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is predicting an updated iMac and possibly a redesigned iMac mini.
And what happens next year, there are too many variables for me to get into predicting.
The competitions range from predicting the progression of HIV to forecasting travel times on Autralian freeways.
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The site includes a comprehensive list of eligible expenses and calculators for predicting your savings.
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After the Crash of 1987, many were predicting that a depression or severe recession would follow.
The answers may come easier than predicting when America will gets its mojo back.
Predicting the future growth of the industry means predicting which way politicians will lean.
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Still, some Asian real-estate executives already are predicting Blackstone will meet its fundraising goal.
Murray is correct that predicting how tax changes will affect economic growth is an inexact science.
But predicting the shifting emotions of tens of millions of people is no easy task.
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Exports fell 8.1% from the previous year, much more than the 2.9% drop economist were predicting.
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