Word: predictions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Enormous budget problems, escalating constantly, promise to bedevil Bush each year. The first major stylistic difference between Reagan and Bush will probably be evident in relations with Capitol Hill. While Reagan happily took on the Democrats, trying to eke out progress via confrontation, Bush prefers conciliation. Some Bush insiders predict a major outreach to congressional leaders almost immediately, an attempt to establish an era of good feelings with a bipartisan consensus on a problem posing a serious threat to the country...
Bush, who made "a thousand points of light" a significant theme of his campaign for the White House, would not predict how many points would be scored in today's football matchup between Harvard and Yale, the spokesman said...
...asked me to predict how many people would have accepted the program, I would have estimated about 200 because that's been the trend in the past two years," Herschbach said yesterday. She said she believed more open communication this year about the drawbacks of advanced standing may have contributed to the decline...
...million lovable aliens. That is how many videocassettes of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) have been sold, for up to $24.95, since its Oct. 27 release. Already the sad-eyed visitor has displaced Disney's Cinderella, with sales of 6 million copies, as the most popular videotape ever. Analysts predict that E.T. will soon appear in 25% of the 50 million U.S. homes with VCRs...
HARVARD students benefit from and contribute to a $4 billion institution which, while perhaps trying to do the right thing, often can't predict what that thing is; or, when it believes it knows, finds that overlooked details can suddenly pose ethical or practical problems...