Word: doubting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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With the rebels showing no intention of going along, it is doubtful that Najibullah's cease-fire will get off the ground this week. A fresh test of Soviet intentions will come on Feb. 11, when, under U.N. auspices, talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan resume in Geneva. In previous rounds the sticking point has been the timing of a Soviet withdrawal. Moscow would like a three- or four-year deadline; Pakistan, which indirectly represents the interests of the rebels and the West, insists on no more than three or four months. "If the Soviets are as serious about seeking settlement...
...knows whether this front-loaded calendar will make for early decisions or whether the large fields will fragment the results until later in the game. The presence of two Baptist ministers -- Jesse Jackson on the Democratic left and Pat Robertson on the Republican right -- also casts conventional scenarios in doubt. But one thing is certain: more candidates are out campaigning earlier than ever in the belief that late starters are likely to be left in the dust...
...William Thurman, commander of the aeronautical systems division responsible for the B-1B. "There's nothing wrong we won't be able to fix." But many observers contend that the fundamental shortcomings of weight and fuel consumption will permanently limit the utility of the airplane. Even Air Force insiders doubt the ability of the troubled electronic jamming system to assure the B-1B's mission to penetrate Soviet airspace. In particular, the black boxes are designed to protect the plane from attack from below, yet the new Soviet MiG-31 and other planes have a "look-down, shoot-down" capability...
...employment for the indigent. Says Phil Kaplan, a Washington State welfare-rights advocate: "The pressure on women to leave their children and go to work could increase the chances of abuse or neglect. The program puts infants and toddlers on the firing line." Some members of the legislature also doubt that the state economy can create the 72,000 jobs required to absorb FIP trainees and others entering the market...
...food and desires to impress members of the opposite sex were cited by some as among factors that motivated students to take to the streets. No doubt, on the margin, both factors could have played a role. But they cannot constitute even partially sufficient--not to mention necessary--explanation. Without much better information than those quoted in the piece, I venture two reasons to reject this explanation...