Word: uncertainity
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Those consultations are certain to lead to a great deal of discussion, with a very uncertain outcome. China, longtime ally of Communist North Korea, is not in favor of mounting any economic pressure. "At this time," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Shen Guofang, "we do not favor resorting to means that might sharpen the confrontation." Said a senior U.S. official: "It's in the interest of the Chinese to influence the North Koreans, short of sanctions...
...today's uncertain and changing world, the United States would make a large mistake in returning to post-World War I isolationism, Madeleine K. Albright told a capacity crowd of 500 yesterday at the Kennedy School of Government's ARCO Forum...
...trying to prepare our graduates for the increasingly changing, uncertain and challenging world and to reflect it in our curriculum," says Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration Carl S. Sloane, who heads the personal improvement and continuous education component of Leadership and Learning...
...kingpins in 36 cases involving four whites, four Hispanics and 28 blacks. Said Moseley-Braun: "Keep in mind that 75% of the defendants charged under this statute have been white." The Senate voted 58-41 against the act, but its fate -- and its linkage to the crime bill -- remains uncertain. It must now go into conference with the House, which passed...
With the future so uncertain, there was little jubilation in the territories. "We will be starting off with difficulties in all fields," said Sobhi Terhy, a carpenter in Gaza City. Throughout the Gaza Strip and Jericho, the Palestinian flags that first went up last September were faded and worn. But the widespread sobriety was perhaps a good thing. Wild expectations have long been a weakness of the Palestinians. Now they have the task of building more and dreaming less...