The path to today s crisis was predictable.

Initially, there was little basis for re pricing them rationally, because the event (a peacetime decline in US house prices) was unprecedented.

As for Europe, it did nothing which was foreseeable.

Predictably, the Fed s critics are up in arms.

As expected, the arrival of summer has resulted in an increased level of activity of opposing militant forces.

Progress in achieving the MDGs is far from what was originally envisaged.

For instance, the reason members resign is related much less frequently than expected to dissatisfaction with the political culture.

The president s statement was unexpected.

But, given the dire circumstances at the outset, we have done far better than could have been expected and, indeed, was expected by many in 2001.

Moreover, the deterioration was predictable history shows that the real stock of government debt explodes in the wake of recessions caused by financial crises.

In particular, GDP growth is expected to be 1 per cent lower than predicted earlier in Sri Lanka owing to the effects of the tsunami.

One of the highlights of the meeting was the fact that the Transitional Government of Haiti had more financial resources than expected, as revenues were higher and disbursements lower than anticipated.

The demarcation exercise, expected to last approximately 96 weeks, has been delayed, and pillar emplacement along the boundary will most likely commence in 2006.

Similarly, the journal Science reports that new studies show that ocean levels may rise much more rapidly and precipitously than anticipated.

As the study will be completed later than initially anticipated, States are encouraged to provide such information by the end of October 2005.

If a smaller number than anticipated is received, and if no effective competition can be expected, a procuring entity may be required to withdraw the auction under paragraph 4 (d).

While the S P downgrade was unexpected, it was not exactly shocking.

As expected, returnee figures fell significantly around the beginning of the rainy season but began to rise again by September.

Requirements were also lower than anticipated under maintenance services for laundry, catering, waste disposal and for perimeter fencing and gates.

If convicted, Karoui faces up to three years in prison.

For example, a study on chess players revealed that female players performed more poorly than expected when they were told they would be playing against a male opponent.

On 12 September prior to their announced deadline, the PFLP used explosives to destroy the empty planes, as they anticipated a counterstrike.

Nonetheless, although progress has been somewhat slower than expected, the unification process in Mostar remains on track.

62. Notes with concern that the multilingual development and enrichment of the United Nations web site has been slower than expected because of a lack of resources, among other factors

At the same time, it reflects, in many ways, a lower than expected consensus and should be taken as the basis for further reform efforts.

Finally, the establishment of the UD in the Philippines is still pending.

Death of a spouse The death of a spouse is usually a particularly powerful loss.

The variance of 521,600 under this heading is attributable to the rental of fewer than planned speedboats and pushers.

All that was not entirely anticipated when the Convention was concluded in 1982.

It was expected that the Government would experience a 67 million revenue shortfall by the end of the fiscal year.

The sharp drop in population growth in the period 1990 2000 is not the result of a large drop in the natural increase.

However, owing to the slower than anticipated pace of trial activities in the biennium 2004 2005, various objects of expenditure reflect a lower than anticipated level of requirements.

Overall, even though total revenues for 2004 exceeded budget projections by over 100 million, external donor support did not meet projections.

The US government s misguided move from potential mediator and problem solver to active backer of the Syrian insurrection was, predictably, a terrible mistake.

Tradition says that before journeying to Portugal, John had anticipated future events and had said to his son Pedro, Brazil will soon be separated from Portugal if so, put the crown on your head before some adventurer grabs it.

The HIV AIDS crisis is far worse than anticipated, and infant, child and maternal mortality remains unacceptably high in many parts of the world.

This one was very unexpected because, you know, I grew up with the scientific worldview, and I was shocked learning how much of my life is governed by irrational forces.

The global economy and the US economy, in particular is growing faster than expected, and world oil prices are above 100 per barrel.

Iran has strengthened its influence in Iraq, and has helped to keep the Assad regime, a key ally, in power much longer than expected.

Our gross domestic product (GDP) has exceeded the goals we set, and investment in the fight against poverty, has, as a proportion of GDP, also been slightly higher than forecast.

With the exception of Greece, the deterioration in public finances was a symptom of the crisis, not its cause. Moreover, the deterioration was predictable history shows that the real stock of government debt explodes in the wake of recessions caused by financial crises.

After all, given that all of this was predictable, and that foreign investors will now be even more reticent to enter the market, she has clearly calculated that the political benefits outweigh the economic costs.

The District Court dismissed the author's claims on grounds that L. F. was entitled to the use of his property and that the author could have been expected to try to settle the dispute by lawful means, instead of the arbitrary conduct she had resorted to.

Some felt that this was to be expected given the breadth of the Council's responsibilities for the maintenance of international peace and security others stressed that it should only be undertaken very carefully and only in exceptional circumstances.

CAMBRIDGE Jim Yong Kim s appointment as World Bank president may have been predictable, given the long standing tradition that renders the selection an American prerogative.