1.   Analysts said the revised growth prediction would disappoint investors.

2.   Brazil and Argentina are sticking by their growth predictions.

3.   Coca-Cola tempered its volume growth predictions but suggested it would meet its profit goal for the year.

4.   Long-range revenue growth predictions for Colt in other countries, by investment firm Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, are highly speculative but spectacular.

5.   Many in the audience described the meeting as unexpectedly flat, apart from the growth predictions.

6.   Recently the stock prices of wireless concerns have languished, in part because investors do not believe they have yet delivered on the rosy growth predictions for wireless services.

7.   Solbes admitted that the prospect that economic growth in Europe is moderating could prompt the government to lower its growth prediction.

8.   But many analysts worry the savings are based on reduced interest rates, not yet in place, and overly optimistic growth predictions.

9.   The turmoil has had an effect with the OECD revising downwards its economic growth predictions for the next two years for Japan and some European industrial powerhouses.

10.   Share prices were depressed once again on sales of high technology stocks because analysts had issued downward revisions of their growth predictions in this sector.