Trying to predict the future is a loser's game.

It is not possible to completely eliminate mediation between you as an observer and the history you are trying to understand.

One of my few shortcomings is that I can't predict the future.

The winner of that game is definitely in the (NCAA) Tournament. (For) the loser, Sunday's going to be a long day.

We are working on a proposal how we can lift the cap. We will have future changes and the door will be open much wider.

Translation is an act of recreation.