Sentence examples for for confounding predictions from inspiring English sources

Russia has a special knack for confounding predictions.

That bitter disappointment is one reason for the lack of consensus today.Call me unpredictableAnother reason is that Mr Putin, on whom everything in Russia is perceived to depend, also has a knack for confounding predictions.

First, Newcastle only just plumped for remain, with 50.7% of votes, confounding predictions of a bigger margin.

The dollar also fell to parity with the euro in July but then rallied, confounding predictions of further declines.

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, confounding predictions that he would take the weekend off, briskly marched 23 blocks up Fifth Avenue yesterday afternoon.

Confounding predictions that this race would be as close as the presidential contest, Mrs Clinton trounced Rick Lazio by 56% to 44%, becoming the first female senator for New York, and the first sitting First Lady to win elected office.

Creating a website that looks good and makes it easy for men to learn about diamonds before buying has turned Blue Nile into the leading online seller of jewellery, confounding predictions that luxury and e-commerce would never mix.

A similar scenario is being played out in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, confounding predictions a year ago that foreign investors would plow money back into Southeast Asia to capitalize on the region's recovery.

Mr. Lieberman is pulling some of those voters back, confounding predictions that his Orthodox Jewish faith might arouse anti-Semitic feelings.

Unemployment in Germany fell this month, confounding predictions of a slight rise.

However, the Alliance party confounded predictions that its support for changing the policy of flying the union flag atop Belfast city hall 365 days a year would lead to electoral meltdown.