Word: predictably
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...could indeed lose them. In fact, at least two of Bush's top advisers predict -- strictly off the record and perhaps in a sly effort to lower expectations -- that he will. But in the past two months, Dukakis' once commanding lead in the California polls has disappeared, shrinking from 16 points to a statistically meaningless 1 point. One reason: several of the social issues Bush has been hammering on (opposition to new taxes and gun control, approval of the death penalty) have already been endorsed overwhelmingly by California voters in recent ballot initiatives. Republicans have greatly increased their registration...
Labor experts said that past cases concerning list-keeping can be interpreted in several ways, making it impossible to predict the NLRB-appointed judge's decision...
Yellowstone officials anticipate congressional oversight hearings, and some observers predict that the summer of 1988 will be a turning point in the debate over how fires should be managed. "This fire will be an example of what went right and what went wrong," says Willcox. But with many areas still blazing out of control late last week, such a postmortem won't take place until fall at the earliest, after nature finally snuffs out the last flames with rain and snow...
...down from $18.3 billion in January, and the fund is likely to lose an additional $2 billion by the end of the year. FDIC Chairman William Seidman told Congress two weeks ago that at least one and possibly two major banks may soon need substantial federal aid. Industry experts predict that the next big institution in need of rescue may be Dallas' Mcorp, the second largest banking company in Texas...
...convention hall erupted when Jack Kemp said. "If we do our job right, I predict that by 1992--the start of George Bush's second term--one-quarter of our party will consist of Black, Hispanic and Asian-Americans, who will see in our party the best hope of a better life for themselves and their families...