A Republican leadership aide predicted flatly that the issue would remain at a stalemate, just as it was last year.

"People will be sitting in gas lines" again, he flatly predicted, "anytime within the next two to five years."

And he flatly predicted passage both in committee and in the House.

A few flatly predict a recession.

Mr. Mell flatly predicted victory for the Simon slates.

I would be willing to flatly predict that busing for racial balance will disappear from large urban school districts in 10 years or less.

He's Johnson's coach, a mattter-of-fact type who watched the 25-year-old Johnson improve his training this summer and flatly predicted that a 9.85 was within reason.

"It is unworkable," the economist said, flatly predicting it will soon fade from the debate.

They said today would be a turning point, and no one was willing to predict flatly that Mr. Gore would capture the presidency.

He predicts flatly that the rent laws will expire.