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

The path to today s crisis was predictable.

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.

Fadil was totally sober.

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

It was completely preventable.

Sami was completely devoted to his Satanist master.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

The president s statement was unexpected.

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

And he said he had had basically exactly the same relationship with his father.

For a while, he was jobless, alone and totally broke.

If the full diagnostic workup is completely normal, patient observation is recommended.

Altogether there were seven separate levels, divided by six decks.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

By 1455, central Serbia was completely conquered by the Ottoman Empire.

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.

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).

Yeah, that was very short, but you could see it's a completely different figure. Right?

And to their amazement, after it was over, he began speaking like he was perfectly well.

Sami and Layla were a perfect match building a fairy tale life.

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.

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.

This is called the Capgras delusion, and that is a patient, who's otherwise completely normal, has had a head injury, comes out of coma, otherwise completely normal, he looks at his mother and says, This looks exactly like my mother, this woman, but she's an impostor.