Word: doubtfulness
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...Bush administration’s apparent eagerness to twist the new scientific breakthrough for its own purposes. For instance, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Karl Zinsmeister told The New York Times that “I don’t think there’s any doubt that the president’s drawing of lines on cloning and embryo use was a positive factor in making this come to fruition.” Far from helping the recent studies “come to fruition,” Bush’s policy decisions’ only...
There is no doubt that the promise of stem cell technology for the curing of many of the worst diseases to afflict the human race cannot be overstated. But with large possibility comes a duty to be skeptical and cautious. It would be foolish for anyone to construe the recent breakthroughs as a reason to discontinue research on embryonic stem cells or to give up the fight to reverse President Bush’s moratorium on the creation of new stem cell lines with federal funding. The new stem cells have not been proven equivalent to true embryonic stem cells...
...Crimson coach Katey Stone says. “We were excited to have created a lot of depth at the goaltending position.”But Kessler tore an ACL the summer before her freshman year, putting her season and her position on the goalie depth chart in doubt. Unable to compete for the starting job with then-sophomore Brittany Martin in the preseason, Kessler entered the position battle midway through the year after recovering from her injury at a disadvantage.Kessler gave glimpses of her natural talent and athleticism in her 12 appearances, but was relegated to the bench...
...predictable as the election seemed, few were prepared for the scale of the government's defeat. Labor had to capture 16 Coalition seats to win; at press time it had taken 24, with the outcome in five seats still in doubt. More shocking for the Coalition, Howard was hanging on by his fingernails to his northwestern Sydney seat of Bennelong - and appeared set to become the first Prime Minister since 1929 to be turned out of his own electorate...
Sarkozy's record of total involvement in running French affairs - and the critical importance that victory in the current conflict is to his wider reformist and presidential regime - leave no doubt the President will eventually wade in with his usual high profile. But some observers believe that inevitability is why Sarkozy has opted for the strategically unexpected furtive approach. "He's made the non-negotiable essentials of this reform clear to everyone, so now he's probably letting unions and government officials lock horns until he sees the opportunity to step in and break the loggerheads with mutually acceptable compromise...