21.   All sides predicted swift legislative approval for Primakov.

22.   All sides predicted the effort at Stormont, the British administrative center in east Belfast, could run into early Thursday.

23.   Both sides have predicted an imminent signing repeatedly during the last three months of talks, only to be proven wrong.

24.   Both sides predict a drawn-out struggle.

25.   Both sides predicted new war when the truce expires.

26.   Both sides predict a protest campaign if the mine is approved.

27.   Both sides still predicted a close vote, although supporters were increasingly confident they would prevail.

28.   Both sides predicted a close vote, although supporters were increasingly confident they would prevail.

29.   Both sides had predicted the negotiations might end one way or another Tuesday.

30.   Both sides have predicted an imminent signing repeatedly during three months of talks, only to be proven wrong.