Given his earlier predictions, doubts surfaced about even this latest one.Even with more years of budget deficits than hoped for, Australia's economy has performed better than almost all other rich countries.
Given his experience, I doubt it.
Several times, however, he termed Mr. Hussein a "torturer" and "murderer," and left little doubt, given his record of support for the death penalty as governor of Texas and in Washington, what kind of penalties he would consider appropriate.
And, say ministers, there will be no lack of money to spend: they claim that they will be dishing out an extra £19 billion on education over the next three years.There is no doubt, given his huge parliamentary majority and opinion poll ratings that Mr Blair can press on with his reforms.
Burnet had similar doubts, particularly given his taciturn nature, but applied for the position anyway.
Ferguson reacted angrily to Keane's comments, subtly questioning his former captain's right to doubt him given his managerial record.
"James Bond," he says without any doubt, and given his track record, it's surely a matter of time before he gets the call.
Nonetheless, Mr. Griffiths may have (no doubt inadvertently) given his readers the impression that all of the "exhaustive research" supporting Mr. Parrott's conclusions was done by Mr. Parrott himself.
His mother believed that he had a mythic image of himself, and "always seemed to yearn to be a big shot," but, given his "super affectionate nature," she doubted that "he has really meant to worry or hurt us".
