Word: outlook
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Religious ferment is bound to continue, along with the other changes reshaping the U.S.S.R. But it is uncertain whether the emerging society will be, in the phrase of 19th century writer Nikolai Leskov, "baptized but not enlightened" -- formally religious but narrowly sectarian in outlook. The odds on enlightenment have been lengthened greatly, however, by the ability of the country's deeply spiritual people to embrace and expand their beliefs in public...
...History tells us that the outlook for higher education has always been problematic," said Bok, who delivered the opening remarks at the colloquium. The discussion was the first in a series of events the Harvard Alumni Association is sponsoring this weekend to celebrate its sesquicentennial...
...harder for the government to find buyers for seized S&Ls and their assets. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Congress last week that the Persian Gulf crisis has "introduced new and substantial risks" to the economy. Washington's latest measures of economic activity showed just how gloomy the outlook has become, as the Consumer Price Index rose 0.8% in August, equivalent to an annual rate...
Partly sunny and milk. High in the mid-70s. Outlook for Thursday, partly sunny. High...
...other regions of the U.S., the outlook varies from bleak to rosy. The Southeast is edging close to a recession. Building construction in Atlanta is off, while furniture manufacturers in the Carolinas have been struggling to survive. Demand is falling for real estate in some Florida retirement havens as homes in the Northern states become more difficult to sell. Since the Southeast has relatively few energy resources, rising oil costs will mostly hurt the region. "Before the Iraqi invasion, I thought we would escape the recession. Now it will be close," says economist Al Smith of NCNB, a banking company...