official forecast
collocation in Englishmeaningsofofficialandforecast
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official
adjective
uk/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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forecast
noun[C]
uk/ˈfɔː.kɑːst/us/ˈfɔːr.kæst/
a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation, or the expected ...
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(Definition ofofficialandforecastfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In that case theofficialforecasterred on the pessimistic side.
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We have a trade gap at a time of recession of £12 billion this year and a governmentofficialforecastof £15.5 billion next year.
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Theofficialforecastin the autumn statement is for a reasonable, by historic standards, rate of economic growth.
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I still expect imports, without controls, to rise again this year rather faster than theofficialforecastwe have been given.
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This figure has never been given as anofficialforecastof this year's crop.
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Noofficialforecastis published.
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Noofficialforecastis available.
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Theofficialforecastat this time called for further intensification to minimal hurricane strength.
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Theofficialforecastdid not predict this, primarily as a result of some models indicating a reintensification to hurricane status.
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It is not the practice to publish official forecasts of unemployment.
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There are no official forecasts of the output of the ferrous foundry industry.
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No official forecasts of construction employment are published.
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No official forecasts are made for the future size of the fleet.
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There are no official forecasts of the overseas earnings of these sectors.
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No official forecasts have been published covering the period to the end of 1980.
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The figures show that the effect, whether downward or upward, has always been under-estimated in the official forecasts.
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I do not believe that official forecasts today can be so different from the careful forecasts of these bodies.
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It is not customary to provide official forecasts of import and export prices.
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Many people engaged in this and similar work have expressed personal opinions but the establishment has made no official forecasts of aero-engine noise reductions.
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