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This forecast is based on both a positive outlook for exports and -- more significantly -- on a progressive firming of domestic demand.

Klaus Regling

Thursday, I forecast as mostly sunny. It's a much-needed break.

John Farley

The long-term deficit forecast played a role.

William Prophet

This is a current law projection, not a forecast.

Donald Marron

We were certainly forecasting a difficult period for Telstra but this is slightly worse than what we were expecting.

Scott Marshall

The forecast is too conservative.

Nils Machemehl

We see prices as entirely consistent with our forecast for the year as a whole.

Andrew Burns

We forecast this to be a minimal-strength hurricane.

James Franklin

We probably would have been able to work all day on the field to get it ready, but the forecast on the Internet was calling for rain most of the day.

Don Hartman

We've got momentum sellers. The company didn't beat the earnings forecast on the upside.

Mark Husson

Forecasting on hopes, rather than what the data says.

Rich Yamarone

It's very hard to forecast turning points, ... glamour cities.

Robert J. Shiller

The principal conclusion is that we expect profit growth to continue through our new forecast horizon.

Abby Joseph Cohen

I'm concerned that the worst may be yet to come. There's no rain in the forecast.

Mick Cornett

The more data you have the more accurate the forecast. It helps fill in the gaps.

Bruce Sullivan

Overall (the forecast) looks fine, and I'd say it's pretty much in line with expectations.

Gary Nachman

That is a conservative forecast.

Li Ka shing

The risk to this new forecast is down, not up.

Jeffrey Applegate

It's another indication of why I think this revenue forecast is very risky.

Dwight Dively

We can give a forecast of 'all clear' for a few hours, which is long enough to make an EVA (extravehicular activity).

Karel Schrijver

It's not as easy to forecast if China is the leading consumer.

Mine Yucel

Our 1999 (U.S.) GDP forecast was cut to 0.7 percent from 1.8 percent.

Jeffrey Applegate

We can't forecast it right now. Suffice it to say we have very significant work ahead of us.

Chris Mcneil

The productivity number came in better than expected and there were fewer jobless claims than forecast.

Al Goldman

This early forecast has put us in good shape.

Randy Smith

A breezy day is in the forecast, with our temperatures struggling to climb.

Jennifer Schack

Steel markets are at an inflection point and we forecast a bounce in demand.

Charles Spencer

When all is said and done, we expect the company will likely be able to exceed its conservative forecast.

Gregg Moskowitz

It certainly does not forecast good things regarding (Sharon's) ... ability to recover.

Avi Cohen

It is one of the hardest things to forecast. So, get used to it.

Craig Alexander

The forecast for the full year and the first quarter has been disappointing. We will have to look into the details.

Viswanathan Vasudevan

The economics are turning out substantially better than forecast.

Dave O'reilly

My forecast is rates will go down by about three percent.

Steve Weisbart

Our forecast has been about 20 percent, but looking at it now 10 percent would be quite reasonable.

Ian Warden

I don't really see any drought busters in the forecast.

Monte Oaks

Let's face it. Analysts as well as corporate America are having a difficult time forecasting next week.

Joseph Kalinowski

This year, we are forecasting about a 20 percent fall in prices.

Chris Kim

The earnings are within consensus forecast and therefore offer nothing unexpected.

Yu Xiaoyi

We knew we needed a major snowstorm in the forecast. It's disappointing.

Jim Lyman

Investors may stay cautious about buying bonds before the consumer price report and the central bank's forecast.

Hiroaki Takai

We can explain it after the fact, but we can't forecast that very well, where the storms are going to form.

Chris Landsea

Check the latest weather forecast before embarking on those long journeys.

Bob Mcdavitt

We're forecasting it to become a hurricane in a few days.

James Franklin

We're working on the forecast right now - what conditions are prevailing.

Kent Laborde

Our forecast was that we would not be able to fly those markets profitably with a regional jet.

Bill Mishk

I wish they could invent something that could accurately forecast the weather every day - then again, that would put me out of work.

Chris Cimino

My forecast calls for on and off showers through the remainder of the week.

John Farley

We can't rule it out, but it's not what we're forecasting at this time.

Colin Mcadie

There is no way of forecasting when exchange rates are going to move.

Tony Alexander

These are extremely good results, much better than anyone had forecast.

Douglas Smith

Most anticipated will be BA's initial 2007 [earnings] guidance, including its forecast for [Boeing's commercial] deliveries.

David Strauss

A 48-hour forecast today is as accurate as a 24-hour forecast was 10 years ago.

Jerry Orchanian

We desperately need these new satellites to allow us to do an even better job of forecasting.

Vernon Ehlers

In all, we forecast that world lead production will grow by 5.5%-6.0% in 2006 and 4%-4.5% in 2007.

Stephen Briggs

It all dovetails into the economic forecast and the forecast for energy. It's a very local subject.

Don Hurst

Overall demand will be on the rise in the second quarter based on our customers' forecast.

Hsiung Hui

I was surprised by the disappointing forecast for 2006. I expected 5 percent revenue growth.

Richard Stice

Look at each seasonal forecast, you will see they are very close to the mark.

Brad Bohlander

That forecast is only for colorectal and refractory head and neck cancer.

Roger Perlmutter

My forecast certainly didn't factor the added payment.

David Lum

The sales were a little light. People also were looking for a bump-up in the (earnings) forecast.

Thomas Leritz

I get to forecast the big chills.

Al Roker

The record is seriously under threat. It's bloody good ? the best forecast since 1999.

Roger Badham

The company also maintains its growth forecast of 20-25% in Latin America for 2006 and 2007.

Patrick Beyer

It is the measure of this memory of past cycles that allows us to make a forecast.

Mausumi Dikpati

We see another challenging two years ahead of us, ... I do want to caution you against forecasting too early a recovery.

Tom Glocer

The uncertainty is whether rates will go up and how much. And interest rates are among the most difficult things to forecast.

William Wood

Forecasting where inventory should be in field is new to SAP.

Greg Mekjian

The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.

John Kenneth Galbraith

We'll see after two months how sales go before revising the forecast.

Achmad Faisal

DIAGNOSIS, n. A physician's forecast of the disease by the patient's pulse and purse.

Ambrose Bierce

If there are no changes in the forecast, by Friday afternoon we will mobilize.

Clay Walker

The cash flow was 1 billion better that my forecast that proves the company is not going bankrupt.

Richard Windsor

We use the travel spending numbers to forecast for the visitor spending.

Ruthie Reinert

The forecast may suggest weaker-than-expected computer monitor demand.

Frank Wang

The forecast for later on today is absolutely splendid.

Tony Mainolfi

In November, I was forecasting 18% occupancy, and at the end of the month, we were looking at 30%.

Achim Brueckner

We're forecasting it will get better, but we'd like to see it get better faster.

Frederick Smith

The forecast is always clear and still. The snow's clear up to your butt and it's still coming down.

John Gagliardi

In this case, it was much colder than forecast, not only for our systems, but other systems in the area, so supply was pulled down in all the area.

Tom Henley

The job forecast is very good. The economy has finally turned around. We are really at a shortage now.

Steve Bloom

We'll do the best to improve the final result, but at the present, there are no big factors that deserve to change the forecast.

Toshio Nakajima

It's not a total accident, but it's not a forecast and if they go places it's not because of Bilderberg, it's because of themselves.

Etienne Davignon

It's worse than the most bearish forecast, and certainly a surprise.

Eric Gomberg

We are forecasting that actual capital expenditure growth will likely come in at or below 10 percent. Therefore, we are cutting numbers for 2001 across the board.

Eric Chen

Mother Nature has backed off. We are looking at slightly better conditions in the forecast.

Elizabeth Morse

It's not a really super-strong forecast.

Ed O'lenic

If you have to forecast, forecast often.

Edgar R. Fiedler