11.   Attendance projections are good, though Bryan is pushing for more.

12.   Behind him is a projection of people in the audience.

13.   A few vague and unrealistic projections are enough to justify going ahead.

14.   Alas, it seems to me most likely that the third projection is the most likely.

15.   But as many discover, projections are not guarantees, and rankings can change in the days leading up to the draft.

16.   But at least one prominent drug-abuse expert said such projections were misguided.

17.   But Gary Black, an analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein, an investment company, said such projections were too optimistic.

18.   But even though many senators believe such surplus projections are reasonable, some suggest caution in order to avoid driving the government back into deficit spending.

19.   But like the Internet bubble that recently ruptured, such projections are no sure thing.

20.   But its projections are disturbingly vague.