1.   A government projection now suggests that the population will fall by more than half over the next century.

2.   Current projections suggest that escalating costs will bankrupt the system in four years.

3.   Current projections suggest that the government will run an operating deficit this year and next year and then run operating surpluses.

4.   In the meantime, projections by experts suggest that Ethiopia will face more competition for food assistance in the next few years.

5.   Such projections also suggest further increases in natural gas prices, which are only now beginning to fall from recent record peaks.

6.   The latest economic projections suggest that both parties will be able to continue avoiding hard choices.

7.   The unexpected loss projection suggests Netscape is being hit hard by competition from its giant rival Microsoft Corp.

8.   While the US AIDS epidemic currently affects blacks even more disproportionately than Latinos, the projection suggests a growing crisis, she said.