Word: uncertainly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...stars, moon, woods, flowers of which the poets sing, but also a cigarette butt lying in the ashtray, a patient white trouser button looking up from a puddle in the street, a submissive bit of bark that an ant drags through the high grass in its strong jaws to uncertain but important destinations. Everything shows me its face, its innermost being, its secret soul, which is more often silent than heard...
Tracy Albertsen and the Leonard boys represent two of the faces of mental retardation. Children like Tracy owe their affliction to detectable organic imperfections; those like the Leonards suffer from retardation of uncertain origin. Together they constitute a wrenching problem for all segments of society. According to the President's Committee on Mental Retardation, 3% of the population under the age of 65 -close to 6,000,000 Americans-suffer some degree of retardation. Every five minutes in the U.S. a child is born who will eventually be classified as retarded...
...cause of much of the Methodist malaise. Ensley's address, which was endorsed by all 95 bishops, said the church contains many "wistful skeptics," some of whom are clergymen. "Probably not for centuries has the witness of Christian people on ultimate questions been so hesitant and uncertain." The Articles of Religion of Methodist Founder John Wesley, for instance, stated that Jesus arose bodily from the grave. But a 1965 poll showed that only 49% of the Methodist clergy believe this any more...
...their words add up to something extraordinary. Stark figures on an uncertain terrain, they are voices amid thunder, and the voices stick in the mind. Wiesel, who calls himself a Hasid, has done honor to his past with a superb piece of narrative artistry and -more important-with a stunning affirmation of life. Mayo Mohs
...rear axle defect. Unusual wearing of the bearings in the rear axle assembly, Ford explained, could cause the axle to separate or disengage from the wheel, or to jam, bringing the car to an abrupt halt. Thus far, 16 such failures have occurred, causing one injury. Ford, still uncertain about the cause of the trouble, does not plan to replace the bearing unit. Instead, dealers will install a clamp on the axle both to alert and protect the driver; the clamp will increase the screeching noise that occurs when unusual wear begins and will hold everything together for at least...