Word: uncertainity
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...while he maintains a certain down-to-earth, unpatronizing attitude toward the class he is visiting, the chunks of sociology he offers back up to us higher orders tumble back down upon his head, groundless, as often as they manage to make the grade. Coleman is forever uncertain of the proper distance to keep from his proletarian brothers, usually resolving the conflict between his roles as observer and participant by digging his own hole, struggling awk-wardly off by himself while contenting himself that he is indeed slaving with others. And Coleman's vision is ultimately rather confined and earthly...
...Moscow would not oppose his peacemaking endeavors. The Israelis agreed to give up more captured territory on the Golan Heights, and the Syrians dropped rigid demands for a specific timetable for Israeli withdrawal from occupied territory. At week's end the likelihood of a disengagement deal was still uncertain, but Sadat worked on as though the final outcome was inevitable...
Compared with other countries, Australia can hardly be said to have problems. Its economy is exuberant, its people are prosperous, and the country is still a magnet for talented immigrants who admire its opportunities and easy, informal living. Yet Australians are troubled-seemingly more uncertain and divided than they have been since they achieved independence from Britain 73 years ago. Their problem is a sudden political crisis that has precipitated the second national election in just 17 months, posing the basic question of what kind of country Australians want...
...other uncertain elements figure in Kissinger's negotiations. One is the fighting around Mount Hermon, now in its third month. The battles on the mountain began as a Syrian "fight and talk" ploy to keep pressure on the negotiations by showing the Israelis that disengagement would be cheaper than continued occupation. But the Mount Hermon fighting is building in intensity and could get out of control. Israel last week lost five men; the week before, 14 were killed in one day. Kissinger this time also has to consider the Soviet Union, which played no significant part in the Israeli...
...that description might indicate, Japan's future in Siberia is still so uncertain that many diplomats wonder if last week's deal will come off at all. As recently as this month an agreement looked more unlikely than ever. The Japanese have stipulated that two interested U.S. firms, Occidental Petroleum and El Paso Natural Gas, be brought into the gas exploration venture because of their expertise in that activity, and that the U.S. put up an equal amount of money for the venture. The Soviets are amenable, but Congress lately has been opposed to granting the Export-Import...