However, even Rigg couldn't
predict the rise of even better gear, such as thermal devices that can pick up on the human body's heat signature.
Just as we were ridding the world of Kaiser and Czar, Spengler
predicted the rise of Caesarism.
As the future lawman celebrates 40 years of publication, we look at the politics of a British comics legend and how
he predicted the rise of Donald Trump
The old establishment was caught off guard as they failed to
predict the rise of the new establishment, which threatened its own power.
The greatest failure in recent Tory polling has been the failure to
predict the rise of UKIP.
For years, technology analysts have
predicted the rise of mobile dating, which would allow customers to meet new people using cellphones just as they had through personal computers and online dating sites.
The book is somewhat dated now that Tinder has hit the market, but it does seem to
predict the rise of mobile, so it's at least a forward thinking work.
But its preoccupation with feminine revenge against men and its elaborate murder scenes do more to
predict the rise of the rape - revenge sub-genre than reflect noir.
Research firm Canalys has
predicted the rise of tablet PCs to continue unabated in 2014, by which time it could be seen emerging as a level player vis - à - vis the notebooks and desktop PCs.
Even television shows in the late 60's, namely Star Trek,
predicted the rise of a tablet - like device on which people could read and write.
I am actually NOT the one who
predicted the rise of enhanced content.
With
the predicted rise of home prices and average mortgage rates, it seems the best deals for home buyers might be in the rear - view mirror.
could have
predicted the rise of Apple 20 years ago.
The IPCC estimates that sea levels could be 3 feet higher in 2100, while Hansen and his colleagues
predict a rise of at least twice that amount.
The only adjustment the IPCC is expected to make is an increase in
the predicted rise of sea levels.
The previous report
predicted a rise of 7 - 23 inches (18 - 59 centimeters).
However, the heat island effect, if present, would in fact improve rather than worsen the agreement between models and observations (without it, the temperature in the most recent years would be lower, while GCMs
predict a rise of temperature).
British scientist James Lovelock, who
predicts a rise of eight degrees in temperate areas and five degrees in the tropics this century, says the tropics will become scrub and desert, leading to unparalleled human suffering: «Before this century is over, billions of us will die and the few breeding pairs of people that survive will be in the Arctic where the climate remains tolerable.»
A pre-Fukushima scenario from the International Energy Agency that allowed for a little more action on carbon dioxide than has yet been taken
predicted a rise of about 70 % in nuclear capacity between 2010 and 2035; since other generating capacity will be growing too, that would keep nuclear's 13 % share roughly constant.
although Shakespeare could not have
predicted the rise of urban entertainment centers in the late 20th century, he did know a bit about human nature and entertainment.
With
the predicted rise of home prices and average mortgage rates, it seems the best deals for home buyers might be in the rear - view mirror.
The UK's largest craft retailer
predicts the rise of more specialist crafts as the nation becomes a little more adventurous and creative this year.
For 2016,
we predict the rise of jewel tones, blues, metallics, and colours inspired by our favourite flowers and foliage, think orchids, honeysuckles and violets.
Not exact matches
If, say, you have children and you want regulation to protect them from the
rising sea levels
predicted to submerge billions
of homes, wars over resources, and so on, you have to realize that however much we call politicians leaders, in democracies they follow the people.
At a Toronto Region Board
of Trade event in November, Ruffolo
predicted the
rising popularity
of enterpreneurship
Policy makers released new economic forecasts last week that
predict prices will
rise 0.4 % in 2015, compared with the Fed's annual inflation target
of 2 %.
The researchers also revealed some disturbing forward - looking calculations should major reform not be implemented: If healthcare costs
rise to a
predicted 20 percent
of GDP by 2017, eight industries, including educational services, communications, and manufacturing, would shed more than 20 percent
of their workforces over the same period.
While many in the financial industry
predict it's just a matter
of time until regulators subject cryptocurrencies to stiffer regulation, proponents argue that over-regulation would be akin to impeding the
rise of the internet.
While most
of Wall Street is again forecasting rates to
rise in 2015 as the Fed comes closer to raising rates, Major is
predicting a plunge.
The
rise of «quants,» traders who use mathematical algorithms to
predict market moves irrespective
of fundamentals, attempts to model the markets as a complicated system.
Rose - Martel put out a report in January
predicting Gildan would do well in the new era
of tougher Chinese competition, and she made some money for the clients who followed her advice.
Ecommerce's share
of overall retail sales will
rise to 9 percent, well above its
predicted 7.1 percent share
of total retail sales for the year.
With the
rise of social media and messaging apps, many have
predicted the death
of email.
While the price
of coffee has
risen, some wonder why coffee buyers hadn't
predicted the
rise and scooped up bulk coffee beans while they were cheap.
I
predict we'll see the
rise of small - business oriented «super-service» technologies and tools.
As he has since 2014, Warren Buffett offered $ 1 million every year for life to the person who could correctly
predict the outcomes
of all games through the Sweet 16 (this year the prize
rose to $ 2 million if a Nebraska team took home the trophy).
All 14 economists surveyed by Reuters
predicted the central bank would keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged while assessing the effects
of its November rate
rise and global
The report also
predicted the value
of assets under management would
rise to $ 145.4 trillion by 2025, but said fewer firms would be managing far more assets.
Experts expect online sales to continue
rising, with Forrester
predicting that ecommerce's average annual growth rate
of 9.32 % will hold steady through 2020.
Plenty
of the people at the Severn plant have come to share the Centenaris» dream
of building a big company — particularly when Paul
predicts, as he did at one recent meeting, how much their stock appreciation rights will
rise in value if Atlas keeps growing at its current pace.
It's now
predicting, however, the economy will rebound in the second quarter with 2.5 per cent growth, in part because
of rising foreign demand.
The
rise of the lean process and agile software methodology as major influences on business models helps us adjust to change rather than to
predict.
Goldman Sachs, one
of the banks on Snap's IPO, is
predicting that Snap's revenue will
rise to $ 2 billion by 2018.
Data storage provider Nimble Storage saw its shares
rise about 2 percent after it reported an adjusted second - quarter loss
of 10 cents a share, narrower than the loss
of 11 cents a share analysts were
predicting.
While many analysts were
predicting bond yields to
rise this year as global economies improve, the suddenness
of the move was a large factor in the recent stock market selloff.
More specifically, 61 %
of respondents expected increased investment in business IT, while 57 %
predict a
rise in investment in health - care IT.
We will continue to see over-funding
of late - stage venture financings until the bloom comes off the
rose and then I
predict rational non-VCs will return to their day jobs chasing returns in other corners
of the financial world and we people who only know how to do venture will continue doing just that.
Moreover, CBO's latest baseline assumptions
predict earnings to grow faster for high - income earners than for others in the next decade, [32] suggesting that the Great Recession and financial crisis may have had only a temporary impact on the
rising trend
of income gains at the top, much as the impact
of the dot - com collapse in the early 2000s was only temporary.
The Bank
of Canada has pinned its hopes for a turnaround on U.S. demand, which is still
predicted to
rise despite a slowing
of the American economy in recent months.
Conversely, the economist
predicts today's rock - bottom energy prices will send home values
rising in the rest
of America — especially the Northeast and Midwest.