Word: uncertainity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...major medley relay to an American squad for the first time since 1978. Said Kathleen Nord, who won the 200-meter butterfly in Seoul but was shut out in Seattle: "People have turned against us. We cannot concentrate on competition when the shape of our lives is so uncertain. When we become part of the free world, we will have to find corporate sponsors." Daniela Hunger, another East German gold medalist at Seoul, went to Seattle ranked No. 1 in the 50-meter freestyle but finished a weak third. She explained, "Psychological chaos is unsettling. Many of us now have...
...Apache helicopter -- are scheduled to be phased out in the next three years. The C-17 military transport is behind schedule, and orders for the Navy's T-45 Goshawk trainer have been cut back. The company is also teamed with other aerospace companies in several programs that face uncertain futures. Examples: the B-2 Stealth bomber, the Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighter, the Navy's A-12 Advanced Tactical Aircraft and NASA's Space Station...
...dollars in campaign contributions from wealthy farmers and the elaborate rationales high-priced farm lobbyists have concocted for keeping them in place. Among these is the notion that farm subsidies provide a "safety net" to preserve the wholesome life-style of the small family farmer, who needs protection from uncertain weather and rapid drops in commodity prices. Nonetheless, the number of farms decreased from 2.4 million to 2.2 million between...
Like the other 6,500 East German Mauerhunde, or Wall dogs, along the old fortified borders, Asta, 4, faced an uncertain fate after the barriers came down. Then an animal-protection society arranged adoption by the Ahrndt family of Hannover. Alas, the German shepherd has turned out to be a pussycat. Instead of guarding against intruders, she welcomes anyone into the cottage of her owners. A mother as of March, Asta also seems homesick. She has yet to set paw into her master's Ford, but leaped happily into a visitor's East German- made Trabant and expected...
...Meech Lake accord is dead and Quebec's status uncertain. Now the country must rethink what form of government will take the 123-year-old confederation into the next century. -- An interview with Quebec's Premier Robert Bourassa. -- Can the outpouring of international relief assistance to earthquake victims bring the maverick Iran back into the orbit of nations...