And it is not unreasonable to anticipate that strong recipient performance will lead to greater donor contributions.

It is not reasonable to expect the Council to continue to expand its agenda and responsibilities without addressing its democracy deficit.

Indeed, it is not reasonable to expect that any country, rich or poor, should set or agree to 50 year targets.

By 2007, therefore, it was reasonable to expect that construction spending in the US would be depressed for some time to come.

But there is nothing irrational in deciding otherwise.

As one of the poorest and neediest countries in the world, for which oil revenues would be the only source of income for years to come, an independent South Sudan could not be expected to rescue the debt ridden North.

But how realistic is it to expect so driven and flamboyant a man to stay away from the limelight?

But, while it seems safe to predict that Bush will serve out the rest of his term, it also appears certain that history will look upon him as a president who sought to undermine civil liberties.

On the whole, though, it is reasonable to expect that giving poor people access to knowledge and the possibility of connecting with people anywhere in the world will be socially transforming in a very positive way.

To some extent, it should have been logical to expect an unprecedented upturn as well.

Sense and Nonsense about Disproportionate Force

It is never safe, however, to project the future just by extrapolating current trends.

But it is simply not correct that climate data are systematically worse than expected in many respects, they are spot on, or even better than expected.

It seems very far fetched to tell them that to exercise that most basic right would be divisive.

While an increase of this magnitude would be plausible if a forecaster had previously expected tax rates to increase in 2011, it would not have been reasonable to forecast 2.5 growth in the first place with that assumption in mind.

It is unconscionable that we should have to continue to live in a world that consists of a permanent coalition of unequals the fabulously rich and the desperately poor.

Obviously, it would be senseless to forget that the Supreme Leader remains firmly in control of the nuclear issue.

It would also be unreasonable, in their view, to expect Vanessa to remain in Australia while the parents are removed.

Thus, it is absurd to speak of the Cuban nation merely from a Eurocentric perspective.

It is unconscionable that further suffering is inflicted on women and girls who have endured such heinous crimes it is all the more unconscionable when this suffering is inflicted by the very authorities who are responsible for their protection.

Of course, these contradictions are real, but our main source of strength cannot be their weakness.

It makes little sense to include Russia, a former superpower, with three developing economies.

As a result, no domestic retreat by SWFs can be expected to persist.

After all, some might say (and many more might think), what can one expect from savages?

It is unreasonable to expect a World Cup by itself to generate lasting change. The tournament s ability to turn the eyes of the planet onto a single ball is truly impressive but ultimately meaningless.

That is why it appears safer to predict high volatility in 2010 than to predict that home prices will rise.

It is unreasonable in this democratic age to pay special deference to people solely on the basis of their birth.

It is hard to listen to one s conscience when one is faced with so much incredible temptation.

We have to expect the worst.

It would be absurd to set US President Barack Obama and EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso against each other as equals.

It is unrealistic to expect consensus to be reached on these issues in the days remaining before the Kampala meeting.

But it is a reasonable expectation often legitimately reinforced through civic education for all children that citizens know how to participate in public affairs, and especially that they know what their and others rights are.

It is entirely plausible that Thaksin did help finance the protest.

When regimes lose legitimacy in the eyes of their citizens, it is not reasonable to derive one s information mainly from that regime s servants and sycophants.

We expect all of our partners to do the same.

It is as if an ant should try to understand our decisions, so puny is our intelligence in comparison with the infinite wisdom of God.

In the light of Iraqi nationalism that crosses sectarian boundaries, it is farfetched to consider the Iraqi Shia merely proxies of Iran.

We shouldn't expect a lot..

Like I say, oh, you know, would you serve a rotten chicken?

Given the low cost and the huge benefits of supporting such efforts, there is no excuse for inaction.

While such proposals have been met with opposition, Obama cannot be expected to sign a deficit reduction bill that does not include more revenue.

In the midst of a financial crisis, it seems unbelievable that European citizens will bear the financial burden of paying off China and India.

His was one vote out of 22, but he represents 27 of eurozone GDP, so he cannot be dismissed as an insignificant outlier.

It will remain reasonable, he wrote, to be economically purposive for others after it has ceased to be reasonable for oneself.

So expect big shocks.