For example, the project's final cost of around $15 billion is twice the initial forecast.

It gradually became apparent that the initial forecasts of cost and revenue had been very optimistic.

However, due to the size of the storm, initial forecasts predicted nearly all of the state would be affected in one form or another.

The initial forecast was to open the station in 2004 and later in 2008, but given the setbacks did not become operational until 2010.

His initial forecast for 2004 is for an increase of 4.5 percent from 2003 to $232.1 billion.

His initial forecast for 1996, made in June, was $175 billion.

More likely, it would contend that its initial forecasts were too conservative.

The projected loss is nearly nine times the initial forecast.

Italy has acknowledged that growth this year will fall below its initial forecasts.

That is a full percentage point lower than the 5.8 percent increase he predicted last June when he gave his initial forecast for 2007.