71.   Industry observers predicted it would take months for the situation to stabilize enough for work to resume.

72.   It is an apparently awkward alliance and observers have predicted it will quickly collapse.

73.   Many observers had predicted Almunia would stroll to an easy victory because he had the backing of the highly influential former prime minister Felipe Gonzalez.

74.   Many observers have been predicting such an escalation since the failure of four-month truce in Bosnia and the reduction of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Croatia.

75.   Many observers have been predicting such an escalation since the failure of the Bosnian truce and the reduction of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Croatia.

76.   Many observers predicted the party could do well with Lebed in its ranks.

77.   Many observers have been predicting such an escalation since the failure of the Bosnian truce, and the reduction of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Croatia.

78.   Many observers predict a general vote later this year.

79.   Many observers predict that voters would punish the opposition at the polls if it brought down the government over the budget.

80.   Many observers predicted a smooth and direct road to fame for the handsome young newcomer.