Several hundred other candidates had had the same idea but the administration had anticipated the rush.

The administration is already anticipating that neighboring Arab nations may accuse occupied Iraq of pumping oil beyond OPEC quotas.

A war could also influence markets by raising the federal budget deficit, which is already expanding faster than Congress or the administration anticipated a few months ago.

The administration had anticipated that the cut would come sooner, so it has extra money in the current budget.

The administration has already anticipated possible court challenges.

He said the administration anticipates that Iraq will use "cyber-intrusions to steal inspection methods, criteria and findings" from the inspectors' computers.

For example, neither the administration nor urban school districts anticipated having to provide half-day, preschool programs for 3-year-olds.

But the projections for next year's budget, the first Mr. Giuliani will prepare, have worsened significantly since August, when the administration anticipated a shortfall of only $1.27 billion.

And it reflects a judgment that Iraq was an economic shell even before the war, and needs far more extensive investment than the administration had anticipated.

He accused Mr. Dinkins of mismanaging the city by hiring too many new city workers and spending $100 million more in overtime than his administration had anticipated.