Word: uncertainity
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...imprisoned on the basis of their faith. The way of life we take for granted in the U.S. and other westernized countries is foreign to the people of Iran. It is not implausible, however, that events such as this one, taking place in the context of an unstable and uncertain geopolitical rivalry between the U.S. and Iran, might cause controversy. Some critics of the event have suggested that behind the concert lay hidden motives—that an event to raise awareness of human rights issues in Iran was, in fact, a bid for a war to liberate the Middle...
...forum on “action research” that condoms, often distributed by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for free in India, provide highly-valued lubrication for use on spindles in the sari-making industry. Sukhtankar’s point served to underscore the importance of quantifying the sometimes-uncertain impact that NGOs have on the developing world. The forum, called “How To Turn Economic Research into Social Action in South Asia,” aimed to encourage quantitative research on the effectiveness of socially oriented programs—especially microfinance institutions (MFIs). According to Professor of Economics...
...Jihad to halt terrorist attacks against Israel, at least for the time being. To an extent, this seems to have worked; Islamic Jihad has limited its recent actions against Israel to a few rocket attacks. But Palestinian sources say that Islamic Jihad is wary of joining Hamas in government, uncertain how Hamas will handle Israel. "They are willing to support Hamas?but from the outside," says one Palestinian familiar with the talks...
...last week paid his first known visit to campus since being appointed interim president. In meetings with professors, he encountered a faculty still shaken by the resignations of University President Lawrence H. Summers and Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby, and still uncertain about how the search for Kirby’s successor will work...
...people linked to groups plotting terrorist acts against the United States, while making a start at restoring legislative control over a White House that claims to be above the law in times of war. And since this is simply an agreement among Senate Republicans-the bill has an uncertain future, at best-there is no guarantee that other actors in Congress won't make the fence higher, or for that matter, lower...