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frames- Yet [ARG0 many economists] are [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel predicting] [ARG1 that the economy is about *-1 to slip into recession] .
- [ARG0 David Berson , economist for the Mortgage Bankers Association ,] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 the drop in interest rates eventually will boost spending on single-family homes , but probably not until early next year] .
- [ARG0 Program traders] are fond of *-1 [rel predicting] [ARG1 that if they are blocked *-159 in the U.S. , they will simply emigrate to foreign stock markets] .
- [ARG0 I] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel predict] [ARG1 that within a short time most of them would find Thunderbird a satisfactory substitute for Chivas Regal and that their `` normal '' phobias , anxieties , depressions and substance abuse would increase dramatically] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that the board would give the current duo until early next year before * naming a new chief executive] .
- [ARG0 Proponents of the funding arrangement] [rel predict] [ARG1 that , based on recent filing levels of more than 2,000 a year , the fees will yield at least $ 40 million *U* *ICH*-1 this fiscal year , or $ 10 million *U* more than the budget cuts] .
- [ARG1 Much of the 800 service will `` migrate to 900] , '' [rel predicts] *T*-1 [ARG0 Jack Lawless , general manager of US Sprint 's 900 product] .
- [ARG0 Komatsu] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that for the fiscal year ending March 31 sales will climb to 600 billion yen from 566.54 billion yen] ; pretax profit was forecast *-1 at 35 billion yen , up from 28.53 billion yen in fiscal 1989 .
- [ARGM-DIS Still] , [ARG0 many economists] are [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel predicting] [ARG1 a recession anytime soon] .
- And [ARG0 some grain analysts] are [rel predicting] [ARG1 that corn prices might gyrate this month as exporters scrounge *-1 to find enough of the crop 0 *T*-2 to meet their obligations to the Soviets] .
- [ARG1 * Rebuilding that team] , [ARG0 Mr. Lee] [rel predicted] 0 *T*-1 , will take another 10 years .
- [ARG0 A number of those polled *] [rel predict] [ARG1 0 the dollar will slip as the Federal Reserve eases interest rates] .
- [ARG0 Robert White , a vice president and manager of corporate trade at First Interstate of California ,] agreed with that view and [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 the U.S. federal funds rate will drop to between 7 3\/4 % and 8 % *U* within 60 days from its current level at 8 13\/16 %] .
- [ARG0 Mr. White] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel predicted] [ARG1 a half-point cut in the U.S. discount rate in the near future] .
- [ARGM-LOC In last month 's survey] , [ARG0 a number of currency analysts] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 the dollar would be pressured *-1 by a narrowing of interest rate differentials between the U.S. and West Germany] .
- `` [ARG1 If 135 is broken *-1 , some panic will be seen *-2] , '' [ARG0 he] [rel predicted] *T*-3 , [ARGM-ADV *-4 explaining that Japanese institutions are comfortable with the dollar anywhere between current levels and 135 yen] .
- [ARG0 He] contended that the Fed wo n't ease rates further , but [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 Bundesbank officials will relax key rates in West Germany] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 the U.S. unit will skid below 1.80 marks to around 1.78 marks this month and 1.75 marks by the beginning of the new year] .
- [ARGM-TMP A month ago] , [ARG0 a similar survey] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 the dollar would be trading at 1.8690 marks and 139.75 yen by the end of October] .
- Experience has shown that the most important element in [ARG0 *] [rel predicting] [ARG1 a housing-loan default] is the down payment .
- [ARG0 Some] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that Nekoosa will end up *-1 being owned *-2 by a Japanese company] .
- Mr. Phelan said that [ARG0 his] [rel predicting] [ARG1 continued volatility] is just `` how the world is *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Mr. Doyle] [rel predicts] [ARG1 a trend toward fewer pieces of home exercise equipment being sold * at higher prices] .
- This test was [ARG0 the first] 0 *T*-2 to [rel predict] [ARGM-MNR reliably] [ARG1 whether an individual could expect *-1 to develop cancer] .
- [ARG0 They] [rel predict] [ARG1 that organized-crime activity will increase once the units are dissolved *-1 and their responsibilities transferred *-3 to U.S. attorneys ' offices] .
- [ARG0 Eastern] has publicly stated 0 it is exceeding its goals for * getting back into operation and has [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 it would emerge from Chapter 11 proceedings early next year , *-1 operating more flights than it originally had scheduled *?*] .
- `` He has n't added anything , '' [ARG0 Mr. Levine] said *T*-1 , *-2 [rel predicting] [ARG1 0 the board will again reject Mr. Green 's proposal] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel predicts] [ARG1 0 the pound will continue *-1 to trade in a very volatile fashion , with `` fits of * being oversold and overbought *-2 '' before *-1 recovering its losses] .
- [ARG0 Some analysts] [rel predict] [ARG1 that in the absence of market-moving news 0 *T*-1 to push the U.S. unit sharply higher or lower , the currency is likely *-2 to drift below 1.80 marks this week] .
- The complexities of the insurance problem make [ARG1 the outcome] difficult [ARG0 *] to [rel predict] .
- Only four months have passed since the Beijing massacre , and [ARG0 few] are prepared *-1 to [rel predict] [ARG1 its ultimate impact] .
- [ARG0 The government] [rel predicts] [ARG1 that annual outflows will level off over the next few years at as much as 60,000 -- a projection that *T*-1 is widely regarded *-2 as unrealistically low] .
- [ARGM-PNC For Akzo 's drug business , where profits have shown litle change for the past five years *T*-1] , [ARG0 Mr. Bergsma] [rel predicted] [ARG1 moderate profit growth] .
- [ARG0 Analysts] agree , *-1 [rel predicting] [ARG1 that the revived market could significantly boost Westinghouse 's bottom line in coming years] .
- It was [ARGM-MNR widely] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that free agency would allow the glamorous , `` big market '' teams to monopolize the best talent] , but quite the opposite has occurred : Twelve different clubs have won titles in the 14 seasons since its advent .
- [ARG0 Some] had [rel predicted] [ARG1 earnings of more than $ 4 *U* a share] [ARGM-TMP for this year] , [ARGM-ADV up from last year 's fully diluted $ 3.27 *U* a share on earnings of $ 680.6 million *U*] .
- [ARGM-TMP Now] , [ARGM-DIS in fact] , [ARG0 he] is [rel predicting] [ARG1 economic growth of 2.9 % this year and 2.1 % next year , a more optimistic outlook than the consensus of some four dozen top forecasters surveyed * by Blue Chip Economic Indicators newsletter] .
- [ARG0 Analysts] were [rel predicting] [ARG1 1990 BellSouth earnings in the range of $ 3.90 *U* a share , or $ 1.9 billion *U*] , but now those estimates are being scaled *-1 back .
- Both can be extremely aggressive at * pricing such products as soaps and diapers -- to the extent that [ARG0 some industry consultants] [rel predict] [ARG1 0 cents-off coupons for mascara could result from their entry into the field] .
- The statement was the U.S. government 's first acknowledgement of [ARG1 what] [ARG0 other groups , such as the International Monetary Fund ,] have been [rel predicting] *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP for months] .
- But [ARG0 Mr. Lagnado] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 the regional trends would continue through Christmas] .
- [ARG0 Shiseido] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that sales for the year ending next March 31 will be 318 billion yen , compared with 340.83 billion yen in the year ended Nov. 30 , 1988] .
- NBI , a maker of word-processing systems , said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel predict] [ARG1 if any of the preferred stock will be converted *-1] .
- [ARG0 Ajinomoto] [rel predicted] [ARG1 sales in the current fiscal year ending next March 31 of 480 billion yen , compared with 460.05 billion yen in fiscal 1989] .
- Even though the currency is pegged *-1 to the U.S. dollar , with a fixed exchange rate of HK$ 7.8 *U* to the American currency , the U.S. and Hong Kong economies do n't always move in lock step , * making it *EXP*-3 difficult [ARG0 *] to [rel predict] [ARG1 where interest rates in the colony will go *T*-2] .
- [ARG0 Jujo Paper] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that for the full fiscal year ending next March 31 , sales will total 400.0 billion yen , up from 366.89 billion yen] .
- [ARGM-TMP For the full fiscal year ending next March] , [ARG0 Oji] [rel predicted] that [ARG1 total sales of 477.00 billion yen , up from 420.68 billion yen in the previous fiscal year] .
- [ARG1 No major booms , no major setbacks ,] '' [ARG0 he] [rel predicts] *T*-1 .
- Analysts said 0 SKF 's results for the first nine months lived up to market expectations as [ARG0 brokerage firms] had [rel predicted] [ARG1 a pretax profit of 1.74 billion to 1.86 billion kronor] .
- I read that [ARG0 one unnamed athletics director] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that the basketball-cutback proposal could fail because of `` real world '' -LRB- i.e. , economic -RRB- considerations] .
- [ARG0 New York State Comptroller Edward Regan] [rel predicts] [ARG1 a $ 1.3 billion *U* budget gap for the city 's next fiscal year , a gap that *T*-1 could grow if there is a recession] .
- Rather than *-1 scaring off white voters , as [ARG0 many] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 he would *?*] , Mr. Dinkins attracted many whites precisely because of his reputation for * having a cool head .
- But [ARG0 Mr. Foley] [rel predicted] [ARG1 few economic policy changes ahead] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 commenting that Mr. Major shares `` a very similar view of the world '' with Mr. Lawson] .
- [ARG1 But after trading losses in the mid-October market jolts here , many people will be lucky *-1 to have jobs at all ,] [ARG0 executives] [rel predict] 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Mr. Darby] called it a `` disappointment '' but [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 exports will pick up again] .
- [ARGM-ADV Although the government said 0 the economy grew an estimated 2.5 % in the third quarter] , [ARGM-ADV in line with expectations] , [ARG0 analysts] are [ARGM-MNR increasingly] [rel predicting] [ARG1 much more sluggish growth -- and therefore more corporate earnings disappointments --] [ARGM-TMP for the fourth quarter] .
- [ARG0 Ford] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 fourth-quarter net income will fall below the year-earlier level , partly because of a likely $ 500 million *U* charge from the sale of its steel operations] .
- And [ARG0 neither Democrats nor Republicans] are [rel predicting] [ARG1 that the capital-gains forces can produce enough votes] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that PWA would have little difficulty *-1 attracting prospective buyers] .
- [ARG0 Economists] [rel predict] [ARG1 0 the report will show economic growth of about 2.5 % in the third quarter , which *T*-1 would have little effect on financial markets] .
- [ARG0 Many traders] forecast a continuation of the market 's recent bearish trend and [rel predict] [ARG1 0 the U.S. currency will remain stuck in its relatively narrow ranges in the near term and then shift lower] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel predicts] [ARG1 a downward move in dollar-mark trade and a less dramatic slip in dollar-yen] , [ARGM-ADV *-2 noting that there continues *-3 to be a large pool of Japanese investor interest in U.S. securities , which *T*-1 could provide a solid base for the dollar at around 140 yen] .
- [ARG0 Some experts] [ARGM-TMP now] [rel predict] [ARG1 0 Anheuser 's entry into the fray means near-term earnings trouble for all the industry players] .
- Although [ARG0 sports officials] [rel predict] [ARG1 jumps of 50 % to 100 % *U* in the major contracts coming up for renewal] , ad rates may rise only 20 % .
- [ARG0 Analysts] have [rel predicted] [ARG1 strong pent-up demand for the new line among Digital 's customers] .
- [ARG0 AT&T] [rel predicted] [ARG1 strong growth in demand for such products] .
- [ARG0 Hugh Zurkuhlen , analyst with Salomon Bros. ,] [rel predicts] [ARG1 0 the shift will mean 0 P&G 's sales growth in the second quarter will be `` in the double digits] . ''
- [ARG0 Many economists] have started *-1 [rel predicting] [ARG1 a mild recession next year] .
- [ARGM-ADV Whatever the cause for the downturn *T*-1] , [ARG0 few people] are [rel predicting] [ARG1 any sudden improvement] .
- [ARGM-TMP As for 1990] , [ARG0 the firm] [rel predicts] [ARG1 0 that profit will slip to between $ 1 billion and $ 1.5 billion *U*] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 the debt will be reduced *-1 by another A$ 3.8 billion *U* this fiscal year ending June 30 , 1990] , but did n't explain how this will be achieved *-2 *T*-3 .
- [ARG0 Erich Krampe , president of the U.S. sales arm of West German auto maker Daimler Benz AG ,] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 luxury-car sales will rise to 840,000 in 1990 from 830,000 this year primarily because of the new Japanese makes] .
- `` [ARG1 If the number is a little better , then copper will respond positively , if it is worse then more selling could ensue] , '' [ARG0 she] [rel predicted] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 He] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 Ford officials will meet with Jaguar executives in the next week *-1 to outline their proposed offer] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 the problem will be solved *-1 `` very soon] . ''
- He heads Litigation Sciences Inc. , [ARG0 the nation 's largest legal consulting firm] , which *T*-1 is helping corporate America prepare for high-stakes litigation by * [rel predicting] and shaping [ARG1 jurors ' reactions] .
- `` [ARG1 * Going into the fourth quarter the sales comparison will be more difficult] , '' [rel predicted] *T*-1 [ARG0 restaurant analyst Howard Hansen of Kidder , Peabody & Co] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that the most popular growth companies will be those with `` some kind of unique product or franchise '' that *T*-1 makes them appear able *-2 to sustain their momentum] .
- [ARGM-TMP In the early 1980s] , [ARG0 I] [rel predicted] [ARG1 a significant acceleration in productivity growth over the rest of the decade] .
- [ARG0 Analysts] [rel predict] [ARG1 little or no near-term growth] .
- [ARG0 Many] contend that the report may overstate the economy 's health and [rel predict] [ARG1 0 the third-quarter figures may be the last vigorous statistics for some time 0 *T*-1 to come] .
- [ARG0 Analysts] [rel predict] [ARG1 a 3.5 % rise in the deflator , after * climbing 4.6 % in the second quarter] .
- The five astronauts returned to Earth about three hours early because [ARG1 high winds] had been [rel predicted] *-1 [ARGM-LOC at the landing site] .
- [ARG0 Analysts] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that the move would further shake creditor confidence in Qintex Australia and force it to sell assets] .
- [ARG1 Soon , only large corporations will be able *-2 to afford *-3 to buy and run football teams] , [rel predicts] 0 *T*-4 [ARG0 John J. Veatch Jr. , an investment banker with Salomon Brothers who *T*-1 handled the Cowboys sale] .
- That 's an important distinction because [ARG0 some analysts and brokers] , who *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP perennially] [rel predict] [ARG1 that small stocks are about *-2 to outperform bigger issues] , may use any spurt in growth issues *-3 to help them sell all small stocks .
- [ARG0 He] [rel predicts] [ARG1 that sales will drop between 30 % and 40 % *U* from last year 's $ 3 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 Cabanne Smith , president of a money management company bearing his name ,] [rel predicts] [ARG1 that investment companies using computers *-1 to identify companies with earnings `` momentum '' will climb on the growth-stock bandwagon as the overall corporate earnings outlook deteriorates further] .
- [ARG0 Currency analysts] [rel predict] [ARG1 that in the coming week the foreign exchange market will shift its focus back to economic fundamentals , *-1 keeping a close eye out for any signs of monetary easing by U.S. Federal Reserve] .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Looking ahead to 1990] , [ARG0 Mr. Sculley] [rel predicted] `` [ARG1 another year of significant revenue growth , '' along with improved profitability , as the recovery in gross margins continues into 1990] .
- [ARG1 If the battle continues much longer , many fast-food businesses will close or merge] , [rel predicts] 0 *T*-2 [ARG0 Vincent Morrissey , who *T*-1 owns a string of Kentucky Fried Chicken stores in the Midwest] .
- [ARG1 Smaller chains and single-store operators will be the first 0 *T*-2 to fail] , [ARG0 many in the industry] [rel predict] 0 *T*-1 .
- Another inflationary sign came in a surge in building-society lending to a record # 10.2 billion *U* -LRB- $ 16.22 billion *U* -RRB- last month , [ARG1 a much higher level] than [ARG0 economists] had [rel predicted] *?* .
- Digital Equipment Corp. reported a 32 % decline in net income on a modest revenue gain in its fiscal first quarter , *-1 causing [ARG0 some analysts] to [rel predict] [ARG1 weaker results ahead than they had expected *?*] .
- [ARG0 Some] cut their earnings estimates for the stock this year and [rel predicted] [ARG1 more efforts * to control costs ahead] .
- `` [ARG1 Developments like this] are hard 0 [ARG0 *] to [rel predict] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Mr. Yardeni] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that world business competition will continue *-1 to restrain prices] .
- Mr. Katz notes that [ARG0 some economists] have been [rel predicting] [ARG1 a recession] [ARGM-TMP for at least two years] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Mitchell] has been [rel predicting] [ARG1 that the president 's initiative would fail this year] .
- [ARGM-DIS Still] , [ARG0 Sen. Bob Packwood -LRB- R. , Ore. -RRB- , the lead sponsor of the Republican capital-gains amendment ,] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that the tax cut would be enacted *-1 this year] .
- [ARGM-DIS Nevertheless] , [ARG0 Mr. Hutchinson] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that 1989 would be `` solidly profitable '' for Westmoreland and that 1990 would bring `` more of the same] . ''
- [ARG0 Mr. Hutchinson] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that the unit 's contribution to company results in the 1990s `` will be exciting] . ''
- [ARG0 He] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 the debt ratio will improve further in coming quarters] .
- [ARG0 Some] [rel predict] [ARG1 0 there will be `` Third World bonds , '' backed * by loans to Brazil , Argentina and other debt-ridden nations] .
- Even though [ARG0 only 12 %] [ARGM-ADV actually] [rel predicted] [ARG1 a recession] , many respondents were taking a better-safe-than sorry investment stance .
- The two-thirds who *T*-2 have n't tried *-5 to make their portfolios more recession-resistant were split *-1 about evenly between [ARG0 investors] who `` *T*-3 do n't believe in *-6 trying *-7 to [rel predict] [ARG1 the markets] '' -LRB- about 31 % -RRB- and investors who *T*-4 `` do n't expect a recession '' -LRB- about 15 % -RRB- or are `` unsure if and when a recession might come *T*-8 '' -LRB- about 22 % -RRB- .
- [ARG0 Chinese and foreign economists] [ARGM-TMP now] [rel predict] [ARG1 prolonged stagflation : low growth and high inflation] .
- [ARG0 Experts] [rel predict] [ARG1 0 the coming year will be characterized *-1 by flat or negative industrial growth , rising unemployment and a widening budget deficit] .
- [ARG0 Chandler] [ARGM-MOD might] have been [rel predicting] [ARG1 the course of his own career] .
- But [ARG0 Mr. Steidtmann] [rel predicts] [ARG1 that healthy stores hawking mostly apparel could ring up gains of as much as 25 % to 30 % *U*] .
- [ARG0 He] 's [ARGM-NEG not] [rel predicting] [ARG1 a blockbuster] , but he is `` more optimistic than three months ago '' because employment remains strong and inflation low .
- `` [ARG1 What you 'll hear *T*-1 as we get into December is that sales are sluggish] , '' [rel predicts] *T*-2 [ARG0 Woolworth 's Mr. Sells] .
- FileNet said 0 it does n't believe 0 the state has a valid basis of default and is reviewing its legal rights under the contract , but said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel predict] [ARG1 the outcome of the dispute] .
- `` The Fed wo n't be stampeded *-3 into easing , '' [ARG0 Mr. Logan] said *T*-1 , *-4 [rel predicting] [ARG1 that for now , interest rates will stay where they are *T*-2] .
- The drop in earnings did n't surprise analysts who *T*-1 said 0 [ARG0 the Pittsburgh glass , coatings and chemical concern] had been [rel predicting] [ARG1 a slow quarter] [ARGM-CAU because of the sluggish construction industry , a major market for the company 's flat glass] .
- [ARG0 Analysts] [rel predict] [ARG1 0 the sales impact will linger] .
- When the company last considered *-2 adding the equipment two years ago *T*-1 , it estimated the cost at $ 21 million *U* to $ 22 million *U* , but a task force will have *-3 to prepare a detailed plan before [ARG0 the company] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel predict] [ARG1 the current cost] .
- [ARG0 B.A.T] is [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel predicting] [ARG1 a postponement] [ARGM-CAU because the units `` are quality businesses and we are encouraged *-1 by the breadth of inquiries] , '' said 0 *T*-2 Mr. Prideaux .
- `` [ARG1 The division will be sold *-1 off quite rapidly] , '' [rel predicted] *T*-2 [ARG0 Neill Junor , an analyst at London brokers County NatWest WoodMac] .
- NASA wo n't attempt a rescue ; instead , [ARG0 it] will try *-1 to [rel predict] [ARG1 whether any of the rubble will smash to the ground and where *?*] .
- [ARGM-DIS As a result] , [ARG0 some securities analysts] had [rel predicted] [ARGM-TMP in recent days] [ARG1 that IBM would authorize additional purchases] .
- But [ARG0 many] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that the commercial disruption would be short-lived] .
- `` [ARG1 He does n't signify what people want *T*-1 , so the unrest will go on] , '' [ARG0 Mr. Oldenburg] [rel predicts] *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 But the public policy issues raised * by earthquake damage will be difficult 0 * to address *T*-1] , [ARG0 Mr. Johnson] [rel predicted] 0 *T*-2 .
- `` [ARG1 The big one is still due] , '' [ARG0 Mr. Johnson] [rel predicted] *T*-1 [ARGM-LOC in an interview] .
- [ARGM-TMP More recently] , [ARG0 Sotheby 's] has [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 the collection will fetch $ 140 million *U*] .
- While [ARG0 Mr. Woodland] does [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel predict] [ARG1 a significant climb] [ARGM-PNC for the U.S. unit] [ARGM-ADV in light of recent moves in interest rates around the world] , he noted that `` its downside potential is surprisingly and -- for dollar bulls -- `` impressively '' limited .
- [ARG0 Mr. Ehrlich] [rel predicted] [ARG1 unprecedented famine by 1980] .
- Shortly thereafter , [ARG0 hysterical articles] began *-1 to appear * [rel predicting] [ARG1 that advanced industrial societies would produce a blackened , uninhabitable planet possibly by the turn of the century] .
- [ARG0 Both he and Mr. Lorenzo] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 that plan might be confirmed *-1 in January] .
- [ARGM-LOC At a later news conference here] , [ARG0 Frank Lorenzo , chairman of Eastern 's parent Texas Air Corp. ,] said 0 Eastern was exceeding its goals for * getting back into operation and [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 it would emerge from Chapter 11 protection from creditors early next year , * operating with more service than it originally had scheduled] .
- [ARGM-ADV Although stocks have led bonds this week] , [ARG0 some traders] [rel predict] [ARG1 0 that relationship will reverse during the next few weeks] .
- [ARG0 Some analysts] [rel predict] that [ARG1 disappointment in Mr. Gandhi 's spent pledge * to reduce corruption and heavy-handed local government will crest at the polls] .
- [ARG1 Elections in this large , diverse and passionate nation] are always hard 0 * to [rel predict] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Chimanbhai Mehta , a parliamentarian and former Gandhi ally ,] [rel predicts] [ARG1 0 Congress -LRB- I -RRB- will win only 150 seats , a quarter of the house , if the opposition fields single candidates in 80 % of the races] .
- [ARGM-TMP On Monday] , [ARG0 the company , a provider of environmental consulting services ,] reported a wider fiscal fourth-quarter loss and [rel predicted] [ARG1 a loss for its fiscal 1990 first quarter] , but said 0 a profit is expected *-1 for all of fiscal 1990 .
- While [ARG0 it] has [rel predicted] [ARG1 that overall growth in unit sales of personal computers is slowing to about a 10 % yearly rate] , its own products are selling at a much faster rate because many are geared *-1 to the high-performance end of the market .
- [ARG0 Experts] are [rel predicting] [ARG1 a big influx of new shows] [ARGM-TMP in 1990 , when a service called * `` automatic number information '' will become widely available *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 Industry analysts] [rel predict] [ARG1 that by 1995 , South Korea will be building three million cars a year -- about half of that for export] .
- [ARG0 It] 's what 1 -RRB- *T*-3 explains why we are like , well , ourselves rather than Bo Jackson *T*-4 ; 2 -RRB- *T*-3 cautions that it *EXP*-1 's possible * to drown in a lake that *T*-2 averages two feet deep ; and 3 -RRB- *T*-3 [rel predicts] [ARG1 that 10,000 monkeys placed * before 10,000 pianos would produce 1,118 publishable rock 'n' roll tunes] .
- [ARG0 Emanuel Goldman , a PaineWebber Inc. analyst ,] [rel predicts] [ARG1 0 Kentucky Fried Chicken will post an 11 % drop in 1989 net income] .
- [ARG1 Colder weather *ICH*-3] is being [rel predicted] *-1 [ARGM-PNC for the high plains of Texas and the northern states of the Delta] [ARGM-TMP during the coming weekend] , Mr. Simon said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG1 Within about six months , `` things will be moving in the right direction , ''] [ARG0 he] [rel predicts] 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Elaine Garzarelli , who *T*-1 runs Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. 's $ 335 million *U* Sector Analysis Portfolio ,] [rel predicts] [ARG1 0 the market will open down at least 50 points on technical factors and `` some panic selling] . ''
- In Seattle , a Boeing spokesman explained that the company has been in constant communication with all of its customers and that it *EXP*-2 was impossible [ARG0 *] to [rel predict] [ARG1 what further disruptions *T*-3 might be triggered *-1 by the strike] .
- `` [ARG1 Wheat prices will increasingly pivot off of Soviet demand '' in coming weeks] , [rel predicted] 0 *T*-1 [ARG0 Richard Feltes , vice president , research , for Refco Inc. in Chicago] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel predicted] [ARG1 that the November contract will reach $ 21.50 *U* *ICH*-1 a barrel or more on the New York Mercantile Exchange] .
- On Friday morning , before the market 's sell-off , the business leaders issued [ARG0 a report] [rel predicting] [ARG1 0 the economy would grow at roughly an inflation-adjusted 2 % annual rate , through next year , then accelerate anew in 1991] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel predicted] [ARG1 0 that inflation will moderate next year] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 saying that credit conditions are fairly tight world-wide] .
- [ARG0 *] [rel Predicting] [ARG1 the financial results of computer firms] has been a tough job lately .
- `` [ARG0 No one] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel predict] [ARG1 exactly what *T*-1 will happen on the House side] , '' said *T*-2 Senate Minority Leader Robert Dole -LRB- R. , Kan . -RRB- .
- [ARG0 Many people] now claim *-1 to have [rel predicted] [ARG1 the 1987 crash] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Weisman] [rel predicts] [ARG1 0 stocks will appear *-1 to stabilize in the next few days before *-1 declining again , *-2 trapping more investors] .
- `` [ARG1 I think 0 on Monday the small -LRB- investors -RRB- are going *-3 to panic and sell] , '' [rel predicted] *T*-2 [ARG0 Mr. Sullivan , whose investments *T*-1 include AMR Corp. 's American Airlines unit and several mutual funds] .
- [ARG0 Analysts] have [rel predicted] [ARG1 that the Cupertino , Calif. , company will report revenue of $ 430 million to $ 460 million *U* and earnings of 35 cents to 40 cents a share] .
- [ARG0 Economists] [ARGM-TMP now] [rel predict] [ARG1 0 the growth rate will be about 11.5 % for the year] .
- Although [ARG0 no one] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel predict] [ARG1 when metropolitan Denver 's real-estate market will rebound *T*-1] , major public works projects costing several billion dollars *ICH*-2 are under way or planned *-3 -- such as a new convention center , a major beltway encircling the metropolitan area , and a new regional airport .