Word: uncertainity
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...said his retirement plans are uncertain, but they may include writing a book on black life or upgrading his classes in the Afro-American Department...
...Communist Party was obviously uncertain what success the ultra-leftists would have. It cannily stood on the sidelines, ready to join in or denounce their efforts as the occasion warranted. By Wednesday, when the coup was collapsing, the Communists were piously warning against "desperate political acts by the left." Although the best-organized of Portugal's parties, the Communists will now have to deal with a strengthened center and with the greater stature of such men as Scares, Melo Antunes and Premier Pinheiro de Azevedo, not to mention the new presence of Commando Colonel Neves...
...into the context of the novel. But the prologue which tells of a man, lying beside his wife in bed, remembering a childhood race, is one of the most vibrant ever written. The symbols of the book are carefully introduced, but the reader, after finishing the book, is left uncertain as to whether the prologue is Woiwode's autobiographical note or the true end of the novel, to be read after the author's last chapter, "L'envoi...
...ward doctor in Hurry Tomorrow, a documentary about psychiatric treatment in a state mental hospital, radiates the same uncertain blend of lunacy and expertise. "As soon as a patient stops insisting that he should be released," the doctor explains, "he'll be discharged...
...Otis shares. Early last week Otis announced that it had received a last-minute feeler for a takeover from another, unidentified corporation. But the other company could not raise all of the cash in time, and Otis' managers were uncertain that they could win a long legal battle with United. In post-midnight talks last week, United decided to sweeten its offer by $2 a share, and Otis agreed to drop its opposition...