Such crimes provoke a visceral and by now predictable reaction.

The plan set off predictable reactions around the state.

"Cold shoulders are a predictable reaction, and predictability is tedious."

While the child is unsure of his parents' response to the school problem, the teasing brings about a predictable and, therefore, less threatening reaction.

She knew that what she was feeling was a predictable reaction.

That was a predictable political reaction, and one which had occurred innumerable times in human history.

Already, there has been the predictable reaction that such an appearance would damage the integrity of the game.

"A large component of what they do is designed to get a predictable reaction," he said.

It was a continuing conflict with predictable reactions on both sides.

Side effects are predictable but often unpleasant reactions to a drug.