1.   This is not the foolishly bold prediction of a diehard supporter, but the carefully weighed assessment of facts.

2.   As Hurricane Floyd raged through eastern states last month, Jack McKeon sat in the comfort of his office at Cinergy Field in Cincinnati and made a bold prediction.

3.   Bold predictions have a long but not always impressive history.

4.   A merger like the one announced Tuesday between CBS and Viacom is usually accompanied by bold predictions and the release of a flock of superlatives.

5.   After Ryan unexpectedly waived the offensive lineman midway through the season, Coleman made a bold prediction.

6.   Almost every national publication anointed the return of the Lakers with bold predictions of the team advancing to the NBA Finals.

7.   All that is lacking, from a Texas standpoint, is a bold prediction of an impending upset to complete the list of the pregame similarities.

8.   But at this point that is not a bold prediction.

9.   But he stopped short of making any bold predictions.

10.   But they are often pressed by the media and the public to make bold predictions because of all the interest in fall tourism.