Word: uncertainity
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...demilitarized, democratically self-ruled Tibet would create an enormous, sensible buffer state between two future powers, China and India. And as China begins an uncertain period of transition (hopefully towards democracy--and any real political freedom would necessitate the Tibetan choice of freedom), it should look to making Tibet an issue which will defuse international discord and gain respect...
...Guard, returned to the Dominican Republic and fined $2 each. There will be no New York, no new life and no refund. The boat captains change clothes and seat themselves among the passengers to avoid detection. One female passenger starts to cry. Her trip is a waste, her future uncertain. But one boat captain is defiant. "We will go again next week," he vows. "They cannot stop...
...Clearly, one reasonable way for prudentfaculty and staff members to adjust to thehigher-than-anticipated and uncertain future costsof post-retirement health insurance coverage wouldbe delay their retirement dates," the report says."Surely many, if not most, faculty and staff willbe sorely tempted to do this...
...world's great cities, the prospect is far more uncertain. In Tokyo the police had a wealth of signals that a major nerve- gas attack might be in the making but were still caught off guard when it came. Some counterterrorism officials are speaking of the Tokyo subway poisoning as a "wakeup call'' for governments around the world. But it is also possible that the gas attack in Tokyo was only a preview of what is yet to come...
...argument that the patients could have infected him or his staff. The judge is slated to decide damages in May. The government pressed a similar case in Texas, where an HIV-infected man got $100,000 from a dentist in an out of court settlement. "It's an uncertain area of the law," says TIME New York correspondent Adam Cohen, who notes that while the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the ADA covers victims of some diseases, it has not issued any decisions on whether the law applies to AIDS patients. "This is definitely a landmark case...