1.   Pessimistic early predictions seem to be confirmed by more recent data.

2.   Although it was one of the brighter comets in years, early predictions that it would be visible to the naked eye did not pan out.

3.   And, as for these early predictions, he sees some positives.

4.   As a result, Chiames said, the discounts should enable the airlines to fly with planes fuller than even the early predictions.

5.   By all accounts, early predictions of huge Republican gains in the House and Senate on Election Day have in recent days given way to expectations of moderate increases.

6.   Contrary to many early predictions, the U.S. economy has so far been helped as much as it has been hurt by the events in Asia.

7.   Early predictions were for an above-average season.

8.   It passed Parliament at the height of economic despair late last year, defying early predictions that it could never win official backing.

9.   So all of the magazine covers and early predictions are nice.

10.   Sophisticated genetic analysis could be performed at the individual level, making possible early prediction or detection of disease, more accurate diagnosis and customized therapy.