Word: uncertainity
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...risk of an eventual Viet Cong takeover, he holds that peace talks are the only way out of the war. "Withdrawal is now impossible," he says, because it would "damage our position in the world." As for outright military victory-the only other alternative-that goal "is at best uncertain and at worst unattainable...
...supported by the Easter Seal Society in developing the device, demonstrated the flexibility of the brace by trying it out on Patient Julie Bywater of Mill Valley, Calif. For most of her ten years, Julie has suffered from paralysis of the leg muscles, the cause of which is uncertain. A conventional two-sided brace enabled Julie to walk, but she could scarcely run. She often refused to wear it. It was heavy and "hurt too much." Now Julie proudly demonstrates her prowess on stairs, and runs so well she plays baseball...
...Kremlin's rulers have not been able to keep up with the emergence of such new social classes as the industrial managers, the cultural and scientific intelligentsia and the new military elite. Because they seem uncertain about just how far they want reform to go-and how much freedom Russians can be trusted with-there is a growing gap between the regime and Russian society. "The current leaders have no moral authority," says William Griffith, professor of political science at M.I.T. "They are regarded by intellectuals as a combination of bureaucratic idiots and criminals. There is a terrible alienation...
They held Penn to a narrow 1-0 decision, and played well in drubbing Columbia. But they blew up again when Cornell shut them out, 3-0, so the situation is fairly uncertain...
...doing so, the Faculty told the students in no uncertain terms that despite their outrage over the Vietnamwar, protest at Harvard had to stay within limits. At this point, there is some reason to believe that any future obstructive demonstration will meet sharper retaliation from the University--probably severance...