1.   And there is always the chance that voters will find a way to defy the predictions and make this race more of a long march than now seems likely.

2.   As it has for most of the last three years, the economy is cruising along, defying predictions of a slowdown.

3.   At the same time, she defied the predictions of Richard Williams.

4.   But America True, the coed team headed by Dawn Riley, has spent the last two and a half months defying predictions.

5.   But how he will influence future court rulings defies prediction, court-observers said Wednesday.

6.   But low interest rates are not the only reason housing has defied predictions.

7.   But most firefighters at Castaic realize they are dealing with a fire that has defied predictions for days now.

8.   Continuing to defy the predictions of even the most optimistic bulls, the stock market extended its early-year rally Tuesday, rising sharply.

9.   Defying the predictions of experts here and in the West, Beijing has left Hong Kong largely untouched.

10.   Demand for computer memory chips continues to soar, defying predictions that the chip shortage would turn to glut this year.