That, too, represents an increase from his initial prediction in June, when he estimated ad spending overseas next year at $224 billion.

Einstein used approximation methods in working out initial predictions of the theory.

During the long-term (seven years of operation), performance is similar to initial predictions.

Maybe I've just talked myself into it, but I think my initial prediction was wrong.

But the deteriorating situation in Iraq has caused the initial predictions to be off the mark by a scale that is difficult to fathom.

The school opened in 2007 with 570 students, fitting the initial prediction of between 450 and 600 students.

The initial prediction about the amount of pressure needed was eventually proven to be too low.

But after initial predictions last winter that the case would be quickly solved, the inquiry bogged down.

Contrary to initial predictions, the economic crisis is affecting poor countries in particular, many of which are involved in development projects run with European funds.

This system enabled initial and subsequent predictions of fallout to be drawn, together with identifying those areas actually being affected.