Dr Sanjay Basu and colleagues from the University of California set out to predict the impact of smoking on future TB rates.

来自加利福尼亚大学的桑杰·巴苏及其同事们曾就他们预测吸烟对未来患肺结核的比率的影响做出了说明。

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For the bears, low rates are a sign of the desperation of central bankers, and an indication that economic growth will be subdued for some time to come. They predict Japanese-style stagnation.

如果处在熊市，低利率表明了央行信心低迷，同时也预示着经济增长将有一段时间的低迷，预示着一种日本式的滞涨。

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He does not believe that the technique can predict flow rates, even from rock that contains a lot of hydrocarbons-and flow rates are crucial to an oil field's economics.

他不相信这种技术能预测石油的流量，即使对于含有大量碳氢化合物的岩石也无法预测——石油流量是油田经济中至关重要的指标。

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The firm uses statistical analysis to predict default rates from borrower attributes like income and past payment habits.

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At these levels it is difficult to predict future inflation rates with any accuracy, so setting targets might actually damage the central bank's credibility.

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Because each of these three potential outcomes represents a very real possibility, it has become nearly impossible to predict where tax rates will be come January.

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