Republicans, in control of both houses of Congress after this week's elections, say they do not anticipate major shifts in educational policy, or a review of the signature No Child Left Behind Act adopted last year while Democrats controlled the Senate.

And no redistricting plan can accurately anticipate demographic shifts that change a district's makeup, or whether voters will change their minds.

Canadian Brass' storied past features a number of breakthroughs and their penchant for anticipating major cultural shifts continues to propel the group onward and upward.

Edward Yardeni, the chief investment strategist at Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, said that he normally expects the stock market to anticipate economic shifts, but that may not be the case this time.

Climate proof development, not least through integrating adaptation to climate change into growth and development strategies, accelerating regional integration, harnessing the potential of information technology and anticipating demographic shifts.

MR. BECKER advises his clients to avoid the need for making planning and design U-turns in mid-project by anticipating shifts in the market, and building enough flexibility into planning phases to meet them.

Over its 28-year history, EMILY's List has expanded its scope to anticipate shifts in the way campaigns are run and to meet the needs of a changing political landscape - developing new programs to help women win.

Some shops have been smart enough to anticipate shifts in buying behavior caused by the peculiar hurry-up-and-wait environment at the airports.

"Because H.I.V. is no longer an automatic death sentence, we must anticipate behavioral shifts and explain the benefits and limits of current therapies," Dr. Gayle said.

Computers running algorithms fail to anticipate such fundamental shifts.