Word: predictably
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...nature of the Israeli opposition to the agreement of principles makes it difficult to predict how it will behave in the coming months. At the moment, an uneasy coalition exists. On one end are religious extremists who proclaim that it is a desecration of God to give up Jericho; on the other are the hundreds of relatively moderate Israelis who moved to settlements in the territories less for ideological reasons than for economic ones...
...proclaim that they do not yet trust each other. Trust will grow only if each successive step leads to a measurably better life -- primarily for Palestinians but also for Israelis. If it does not, Hamas and other extremists will thrive on the poverty and despair. Some Israelis euphorically predict that peace will almost automatically make their economy blossom. "I see a good chance of Israel becoming the Singapore of the Middle East, a place where multinational companies will set up their technological and marketing headquarters for the region," says Gillerman. So far, these companies have not come in large numbers...
Renault of France and Volvo of Sweden announced they would merge, forming the sixth largest automaker in the world and the second largest in Europe. The companies predict the marriage will save them $5.2 billion by the end of the century...
...really impossible to predict this in a traditional fashion," says council candidate Jim McGrail...
This year's Core offerings include about the usual ratio of new to old, she said, and no one can predict which will be largest...