And even if the rebellion failed, he predicted that it would lead to a civil war between the North and the South.

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That is already a lot higher than President Obama's advisers had predicted for later this year, even if Congress passed a stimulus bill.

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The population is growing at an even faster rate than many experts had predicted.

VOA: special.2011.06.13

But social media has changed the company-customer equation faster than anyone could have predicted even five years ago.

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We do know that the Arctic ice cap is melting faster than was predicted even five years ago.

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What we do know is the temperature around the globe is increasing faster than was predicted even 10 years ago.

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