21.   Experts generally had forecast the initial estimate of three percent would remain unchanged.

22.   Experts had forecast a four percent rise.

23.   Experts had forecast no change after a sharp drop in April.

24.   The pleasure boats were out again Thursday following a halt in the rains, but meterological experts have forecast further downpours for Friday and Saturday.

25.   Many companies, including IBM and Apple, have already announced that their performance will be worse than experts have forecast.

26.   Local experts forecast major growth for domestic tourism in Saudi Arabia following the attacks in the United States, because most Saudi tourists are changing their habits.

27.   Most experts had forecast a two percent decline in May housing starts.

28.   Most experts had forecast a fall in the region of one precent.

29.   Most experts had forecast a slighter higher gain.

30.   Most experts forecast that the greenback will continue to lose ground in the short run.