Word: predicting
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...counsel what to investigate. He or she is going to tell us." The difference could be crucial. An inquiry focused narrowly on Whitewater...might be concluded speedily but be open to charges of inadequacy. A broader investigation could turn into a fishing expedition lasting years...Obviously no one can predict the outcome of the special counsel's probe. The dealings are so complex that it is difficult even to summarize the suspicions they arouse...But on another level, the investigation concerns the much larger issue of whether a President and First Lady can be trusted to obey...
...This will be our most powerful tool," says Collins. "Finding these weak-susceptibility genes will be moderately useful for predicting risk, but they will be far more useful in allowing us to see the real molecular basis of diseases--all diseases--whether it's multiple sclerosis or brain tumors or diabetes." The truth is that no one can predict exactly what breakthroughs might result from the deciphering of the human genome. As Venter puts it: "It's like it was before electricity. No one could have envisioned personal computers back then...
...highlights from the first half don't look good -- full of clips of Microsoft lawyers and flacks fumbling nearly everything the feds threw their way. Of course, since the government closed its case Monday, and Microsoft gets to put on its own witnesses, only a sucker could predict the winner. Yet so far, the feds have clearly scored most of the points. "David Boies put on a solid case for the government, maybe a little better than expected," says TIME's Adam Cohen. "Of course, this is only halftime, and we have no idea what Microsoft will be able...
Many investment strategists predict that theeuro will strengthen large, pan-Europeancorporations, bringing greater prosperity to thecontinent and making Europe attractive forinvestments...
...could use him to push a confrontational agenda while protecting DeLay from becoming a Gingrich-like target. But supporters say the low-key Hastert--a former high school teacher and wrestling coach--could be a "healing agent" in a body that needs one. Still, it's too soon to predict that Congress will return to normal anytime soon. Flynt cheerfully declared last week that the Livingston reports were "just the beginning." He has a list, he said, of a dozen straying politicians, including one Republican Senator who participated in a "threesome." Hustler says it may reveal more names...