Word: predicting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Administration's initial public response was equally low-key. The Iranian reply was "substantive," said State's Trattner. "It warrants close and intensive study. We cannot yet predict whether it will enable the parties to resolve their remaining differences." In fact, the reply was more constructive-at least on its face-than U.S. diplomats had expected. Observed a senior State Department official: "The response included provisions that are advantageous. They offered prescriptions for dealing with the banks that are improvements over our positions...
...after the election unsettled Carter: he got little feedback from Reagan on a long checklist of international subjects and not a single question about Iran and the hostages. When Rosalynn observed that Reagan was gradually changing his positions, Carter, carefully buttering his toast, edged toward some franker views. "I predict he won't follow his campaign talk," he said, referring to Reagan's promises about abolishing the Departments of Energy and Education, making large tax cuts and other issues. Said Carter: "When you get here, it's a lot tougher to do." The previous evening, Carter...
...following background items should be kept in mind in attempting to predict Nicaraguan behavior in the event of escalated US involvement in El Salvador...
...such as INCAR's, then, demonstrates the need for Wilson to once again clarify some of his hazy positions. He has made himself vulnerable by using certain catchwords in his books which have caused concern. What exactly does he mean when he says the goal of sociobiology is "to predict features of social organization"? Does he really believe that sociobiology can direct the "planned society" he believes is "inevitable" in the 21st century? Wilson must clarify these imprecisions...
...number of complaints has decreased since Christmas vacation, Wacker said, although experts predict the flue season in Massachusetts won't peak until February...