Sentence examples for were willing to predict from inspiring English sources

However, few officials were willing to predict that the changes would prevent election fraud.

Allegations of rigging were widespread, even though a vote has not yet been cast, but few were willing to predict what kind of backlash there would be.

While none of the experts were willing to predict where the Manhattan market would be by the end of the year, no one labeled the cooling temporary.

In the last house price crash it took more than eight years for average prices to regain their 1989 peak levels, and yesterday few other economists were willing to predict the green shoots of recovery.

But neither Mr. Arvey nor other party leaders were willing to predict that Mr. O'Brien, who served as National Chairman in 1968 and early 1969, would be elected by a unanimous vote.

But because Mr. Bush did not offer advice to Mr. Koizumi publicly, nor did the prime minister make his persistent but vague pledges to carry out economic reforms any clearer, few analysts were willing to predict a new departure for the Japanese economy or for Mr. Koizumi's standing with the public.

For all the good that stable prices can do, however, no one is willing to predict they will last forever.

But the slight did not seem to bother Reyes, who bubbles with so much confidence that he is willing to predict he will get much better.

I'm willing to predict that higher education will change more over the coming century than it did over the last century.

Ever cautious, Mr. Van Hollen is still not ready to put a number on his expectations, but he is willing to predict that the Democrats will once again increase their ranks in Congress.

But no party is willing to predict precisely what that impact will be.