"It's almost impossible to accurately forecast anything at this stage."
The argument that economists cannot forecast accurately two years in advance, while quite true, does not undermine the case for a multi-year budget.
Two years ago, few people could have accurately forecast the possibility of the Gulf conflict.
You could use specialist forecasting software to help you forecast accurately.
This market was extremely competitive and sales volumes were difficult to forecast accurately.
To accurately forecast the surf for a spot you need to understand how different conditions affect the waves there.
She said her international reputation rested on having accurately forecast the outcome of 11 consecutive federal elections in Germany, from 1957 to 1994.
A few years back, he accurately forecast a record snowfall.
"The intelligence accurately forecast the reactions of the ethnic and tribal factions in Iraq," he said.
Such a system would need to forecast accurately the occurrence of phase transitions that reduce traffic speed to a crawl.