Word: uncertainity
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There were even a few moments to ponder the uncertain course of 1975. No clear sentiment, no firm directions for America had emerged, no towering leaders or definitive events. Perhaps it was summed up, as Washington's jovial Richard Scammon suggested, in the conflicting statistics from the pollsters. Above all, it was a year in which Viet Nam and Watergate ended, a time of transition from an anguished era to a future not yet clearly discerned...
...Soviets have learned the hard way-in Egypt, Uganda and elsewhere -that military aid is an uncertain political investment in Africa. Thus the nationalism of the M.P.L.A.'s leaders causes skeptics in Moscow, including some at the Politburo level, to question whether the Kremlin might be throwing away its rubles in Angola. They argue that there is no way to guarantee that sizable Soviet backing will buy an obedient satellite state or even produce a trustworthy ally. Moreover, even if the Soviets were to gain naval and air bases in Angola, giving them a long-coveted foothold...
Dean Whitlock said this week he was not surprised at the House decisions to boycott the CRR, but he and other Faculty members said they were uncertain of how the Faculty would respond to reform proposals coming from the ad hoc committee...
Phyllis (Susan Van Cott) has the most beautiful voice of any in the cast; though--as frequently happens in a G & S female part--it is sometimes difficult to understand her words. Iolanthe (Nancy Wilson) also has a lovely voice, though her acting is wooden and uncertain. The chiefs of the Fairy chorus (Patty Low, Patty Woo and Rozlyn Anderson) are all fine. One of the few flaws in the characterizations is Doug Morgan's portrayal of half-mortal Strephon. One always sympathizes with actors condemned to boring straight roles while others are allowed to bring down the house...
...Freedoms. In the past, Damascus' uncertain rulers carried on their domestic and international politicking from behind the battlements of a "fortress Syria" that was often hostile to non-Arabs. One of Assad's major achievements has been to open up his country to outsiders as it has not been in 20 years. Moreover, he now feels secure enough in his power to grant new freedoms to his 7.3 million people even while preserving the essential socialist character of the country...