Little wonder many reckon California's Republicans are doomed to permanent irrelevance outside their inland fiefs.
Rio's shareholders opposed the sale but many reckon that the Australian government did, too.
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The slow start, many reckon, is attributable to a severe case of cold feet.
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Many reckon that, in attempting to create a black middle class by fiat, Mr Mbeki is putting the cart before the horse.
But the Liberal Democrats are in favour and so are many Labour MPs, including Harriet Harman, who, many reckon, is already running to be the Labour Party's next leader.
In the short run that includes keeping fiscal-easing measures in place, at least until there is less deflationary slack in the economy. (So far the government has prevaricated about the need for continued fiscal stimulus.) In the longer term, it should strive to raise Japan's trend rate of growth, which many reckon has fallen to about 1% a year from 1.5-2% previously, as the population shrinks.
Many firms reckon that they have pushed re-engineering and automation as hard as they can.
Many economists reckon it is likely to be closer to 6%, while China's slows to 8%.
Many banks reckon that the irritation to customers of photocards would outweigh any savings they might bring.
Since many economists reckon the real is overvalued by 15-20%, they see such targets as, well, unreal.
Second, many economists reckon that, in the long term, these countries will once again become the world's fastest-growing economies.
Worst of all, many people reckon Mr Mahuad has been soft on the bankers, whose negligence the public is having to pay for.
The fact that manufacturers like Mr Hill still support it shows that many Salvadoreans reckon the pain will be worth it in the end.
Even so, many observers reckon that Neiman's price was too high.
Many economists reckon that these measures would be enough to keep the country growing at a still-healthy annual rate of 4% or so for several years.
But in both measures this price is based on the cost of renting a similar property, using a method that many economists reckon is distinctly dodgy.
Although the party's economic core is still the group that surrounded Bill Clinton, particularly Mr Rubin, many Democrats reckon their recipe for economic success is looking uninspired.
Many analysts reckon it was an overdue correction after some feverish buying, particularly of Telebras, the state-controlled telecoms holding company whose shares account for 45% of the Bovespa index.
Official estimates from the Census Bureau suggest there are around 5m illegal immigrants in the United States, but many economists reckon the real figure is likely to be substantially higher.
Many Russians reckon that in the end the big European countries that matter will decide that they care more about trade ties and reliable energy supplies than they do about Georgia.
This year many health experts reckon that drug spending could rise by a further 18%.
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Many Japanese experts reckon that the Thai economy is likely to record little if any growth in the year ahead.
Many mainstream politicians reckon the Sami already have more than they deserve: their assembly, language rights, and subsidies for cultural endeavours and reindeer-herding.
Today, with more and more bright students going abroad to university, many Greek parents reckon that the country's state education is worse than ever before.
Optimists reckon that many ingredients for an economic rebound are already in place.
Many trade insiders now reckon there is no hope of success until after America's 2002 mid-term elections, particularly since the Doha agenda offers nothing on labour issues, another key priority for many Democrats.
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