Word: likelihood
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...agreement, mainly as a desperate ploy to win domestic political points. In London an angry Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher declared that "anything to undermine NATO will be damaging to the defense of liberty." The West Germans, though, have support from other NATO members, and diplomats suggested the likelihood of a compromise before the alliance's summit meeting in May. But NATO cannot discount the dominating figure of Mikhail Gorbachev. In the minds of many Europeans -- if not in fact -- Gorbachev has removed the Soviet threat with seductive arms initiatives, particularly his promise to make major unilateral cuts in Soviet army...
...Clearly there is very little likelihood that the faculty would vote to recommend reinstatement of ROTC," said Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 in an interview Monday...
Building on Gorbachev's unilateral cuts, the CFE talks could further lessen the likelihood that the Kremlin's hordes will ever invade Western Europe. With that reassurance, American and allied statesmen can turn their attention to the much more immediate danger of political turmoil and military crisis inside Eastern Europe...
Without a doubt, more people would place themselves on public housing waiting lists if fewer rent-controlled apartments were available. In all likelihood, the number of homeless families and individuals in Cambridge would increase...
...have, for the first time, made a substantial effort to raise a large endowment" to improve the University's accessibility, Bok said. He said he has recently met with potential donors and is optimistic about the likelihood that a fund will be established soon. Bok did not say what size the endowment would...