Both sides are predicting the campaign will be hugely expensive.

All sides are predicting the budget battle could take months to resolve.

Both sides predicted that the matter would be settled in court.

On television interview shows today, both sides predicted victory.

"And there hasn't been the social upheaval the other side predicted."

But neither side would predict what shape the final agreement would take.

I dont think either side would have predicted someone was going to win four games, Mussina said.

Both sides predicted that the effort would take years.

Both sides have been predicting an imminent settlement for a week.

Yesterday, both sides in the 17-year-old lawsuit were predicting years of appeals and possible new trials.