The following predictions about the next 10 years could be accurate or far off the mark.

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The UN's estimates that there were originally around 250, 000 civilians in Tiger-controlled areas appear not far off the mark.

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On any given day you could substitute almost any pair of company names and not be far off the mark.

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While it might be a bit much to say Hagelin was a cult hero during his time there, the term isn't too far off the mark.

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And I had heard interpretations of intelligence that many of us with deep experience in the region felt were far off the mark from the true threat.

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"Jim Weber's estimate is far off the mark, " says Stefannson.

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That is probably not far off the mark.

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It is, of course, no secret that critics can be wrong, both individually and collectively, but I find it hard to understand how the critics who wrote about "The Lady From Dubuque" in 1980 could have been so far off the mark.

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Japan was, pre Friday expected to grow by 1.5% this year, however, whilst Q2 and Q3 will take a dent, the activity from reconstruction will mean that by the end of Q4 the Japanese numbers will not be too far off the mark.

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"It wouldn't be far off the mark for the press to carry the story 'Greenspan Takes Lid Off of Punch Bowl, ' because your position in the past has consistently been that the surpluses should be devoted to reducing the debt, " said Maryland Senator Paul Sarbanes.

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