Word: uncertainity
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...usual argument put forth by global-warming skeptics for why we shouldn't rush to do anything yet is that the science behind climate change is uncertain--and in fact it is. While there's little doubt that humans are helping heat up the planet, the questions of how much, how quickly and leading to what consequences are fiendishly difficult to pin down. That's because the actual climate is still far more complicated than any existing computer model can accurately reflect, making predictions iffy at best. Some natural processes nobody has yet thought of could end up blunting...
...didn't fight: "I had other priorities." The failure to serve-and the relative safety and affluence of our upbringing-has been a defining quality of so many baby boomers who have come to political power, and there have been consequences. Bill Clinton often seemed daunted and uncertain in his dealings with the military. Bush and Cheney have been the opposite. They rushed to war in Iraq without adequate cause or preparation. This is not to say that military service is a requirement for leadership in time of war; neither Abraham Lincoln nor Franklin Roosevelt was a combat veteran...
...great friends in a beautiful part of the country, doing something I love-to, my gosh, I've shot my friend. I've never experienced anything quite like that before." It was perhaps the most eloquent, emotionally unguarded moment from the notoriously buttoned-up Vice President. He seemed stunned, uncertain for once. And the haunted look in his eyes reminded me of what soldiers in Vietnam used to call the Thousand-Yard Stare-the paralytic shock that comes from seeing the impact that even low-caliber weaponry can have on human flesh...
...opening minutes, getting off to a sluggish start that had the team playing from well behind the entire night. In stark contrast to last month’s 75-58 win in Providence, in which Harvard outscored Brown 45-23 in the first half, Harvard looked listless and uncertain against a revitalized Bears squad that out-hustled Harvard around the court, jumping out to a 10-3 lead four minutes into the game...
...placing integrated groups of motivated juniors and seniors into the freshman dorms is not at all a bad idea.Looking back at my own freshman year, I can’t think of one of my friends for whom the experience was not difficult. We felt much pressure and were uncertain about how to confront the new challenges. As we moved through college, we all gained confidence; each of us gradually developed clear academic interests and friendships which gave us grounding. And in the meantime, we observed with a newfound sense of our own expertise that there...