Political analysts figured Bush wanted to wait and look at the polls.

Had it lent the money instead, analysts figure the opposite might have happened.

Analysts have figured blood substitutes will cost from $200 to $500 a unit.

Many analysts figure Nextel could go well into 2003 without having to raise cash.

Analysts had figured the unit was worth $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion.

Analysts figure that each has captured about 20 to 25 percent of the market, with the remainder divided by smaller operations.

But most analysts figured that was a low estimate, and the consensus settled at 76 cents.

As there is no obvious successor now, many analysts figure that Mellon will instead choose to sell itself.

Today, analysts figure there are 700 to 1,200.

"When you have so many moving parts like Enron had, not even an analyst worth his salt could have figured the company out," he said.