Word: uncertainity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Right now both the U.S. and China are undergoing a succession crisis. In the U.S. that is known as a presidential campaign. In China, President Jiang Zemin's hold on power is uncertain, and various other leaders are vying for position as they await the death of Deng Xiaoping. For the time being, U.S.-China relations will be hostage to domestic politics in both countries, and no improvement can realistically be expected until both questions of succession are settled. The danger is that by then, the damage could be almost beyond repair...
...timing of when Harvard will actually receive the money is uncertain because John Loeb set aside part of his estate as a deferred gift...
...overwhelming success in implementing the military provisions of the Dayton accords, those agreements will not lead to a single, unified Bosnia; rather they have merely deferred the resumption of war or, at best, provided an interim stage on the road to partition. The basis for this view is the uncertain pace of implementing the civilian aspects of Dayton--economic reconstruction, return of refugees, prosecution of war criminals, preparation for elections. How valid is the new pessimism...
...They don't have an explanation,'' says the baby's father Ignacio. "What can you say about a child who is barely 30 days old? He can't do any harm to anyone." At week's end the battered infant was on life support in critical condition, his prognosis uncertain. His accused attackers were arraigned in juvenile court on charges of burglary; the six-year-old was also charged with attempted murder. He may be the youngest person in the U.S. to be so accused. The judicial system has few guidelines for dealing with such youthful offenders. If convicted...
...agree with Marco B. Simons '97, a CUE member and the chair of the Student Affairs Committee of the Undergraduate Council, who adroitly pointed out that many students would be inconvenienced by an increased number of classes with uncertain final exam dates...