21.   The earlier projections had angered Republican leaders who have accused the administration of not doing enough to fight drugs in Colombia.

22.   The parent company of United Airlines said it expects operating earnings to exceed the high end of its earlier projection.

23.   Though the new fiscal outlook marks a sharp reversal from earlier projections of years of big surpluses.

24.   An earlier first projection had the SPD well ahead of the CDU.

25.   Dealers said news that Chartered Semiconductor has upgraded its earnings outlook for the first quarter to the higher end of its earlier projections should help bolster sentiment.

26.   The ministry said it maintains its earlier projection for year-on-year growth in exports and imports from May or June despite a gain in March imports.

27.   We knew this would happen because the earlier projections were so close.