Word: prospects
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Forli was horse of the year in South America in 1966, and is a good if not brilliant sire; his son Forceten was considered a very good prospect for last year's Derby. Hyperion, Forli's grandsire, is one of the finest tail-male lines in racing...
...prospect of gaining a SALT II arms agreement with the Russians is growing dimmer-although Kissinger was able to announce some good news last week, revealing that the Soviets had accepted in principle an accord providing for on-site inspection of peaceful nuclear explosions. But the hard bargaining to work out the final agreement remains to be done. (Asked if he was going anywhere to sign the accord, Kissinger quipped, "The desire to get me out of town is overwhelming...
...funeral last January. Many analysts had wondered whether he might have been able to muster enough support in the military and party bureaucracy to stage another comeback (he had been rehabilitated by Chou in 1973 after having been purged "forever" during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-69). That prospect now seems impossible, even though Teng was allowed to retain his party membership ("if he behaves," according to the Politburo announcement). The residual honor was probably intended to mollify his remaining supporters. Explains Tufts University Sinologist Donald Klein: "That way, he can still be called 'comrade,' rather than just...
...That prospect may be too bleak. For one thing, a possible, if intangible alternative to education and genetic engineering may lie in spiritual renewal. For another, it may be necessary to decide that human beings are simply not going to be "thoroughly improved," but that we must work with them as they...
Until recently, the U.S. has played a limited role in the Lebanese crisis. America's diplomatic clout has of necessity been limited. Because of the U.S. relationship with Israel, there was no prospect of discussing truce plans with the Palestinians, who are not only key participants in the struggle but also a central issue as far as the Lebanese Christians are concerned; they resented the fact that the 320,000 Palestinians living in Lebanon had so much power. Beyond that, Washington has not had its top representative in Beirut since January: Ambassador G. McMurtrie Godley is on sick leave recovering...