Sentence examples for wanted predictable from inspiring English sources

Instead of championing unfettered capitalism, he said he wanted predictable and workable rules.

As the television audience grew larger and took in people from small towns and the middle of the country, it became obvious that Americans wanted predictable, familiar entertainment, featuring, as Baughman astutely observes, stock situations and stars who had unusually expressive faces that lent themselves to cartoonish mugging shown in closeup.

But, he says, I.P.O.ing executives usually want predictable things.

The trouble with micropayments, he argued, is that "users want predictable and simple pricing" and, as a result, "anyone who can offer flat-rate pricing becomes the market leader".

The Coca-Cola bottlers' major customers in Japan, Ito Yokado and Daiei supermarkets, 7-Eleven convenience stores, and so on, want predictable delivery above all, which is hard to achieve during Tokyo's daytime traffic.

Investors want predictable results, and it's in managements' best interest to keep them informed even though the format will change.

A majority of the American people want a public option and want predictable, secure access to health care.

Old News Corp shareholders forced newspaper lover Rupert Murdoch to create a separate unit for print media because they wanted more predictable, and higher, income from their shares.

What Golden State wanted was predictable: a chance to switch Love (a tepid defender) onto Curry (one of the deadliest men on the planet with the ball in his hands).

Bush wanted a predictable conservative jurist without a paper trail.

In fact, for a fleeting moment, I wanted my predictable job title, paycheck, benefits and comfortable work environment back.