Word: unclearly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Given Khomeini's hint, the U.N. initiative might be revived, but it remained unclear what visitors the militants would permit. They allowed three American clergymen to hold Easter services for some of the hostages, but they feared that emotional reunions between the hostages and their families might furnish propaganda for the U.S. At week's end the Iranian government was trying to make arrangements for visits by the International Red Cross...
...mother, Ella, Jean Comstock portrays the only member of the family without liquid dynamite coursing through her veins, and her performance makes it uncertain what exactly is there, other than dreams of Europe. Although expressively stooped and wearied, this Ella remains curiously unmotivated, leaving us unclear as to how she got into this mess in the first place...
...disturbing tendency of unchecked corporate influence, though, is the blatant corruption rampant among the big business elite. In recent years about 500 American firms have admitted to "illegal or improper payoffs abroad" totalling more than $1 billion. In addition, less obviously illegal--but often more harmful--acts result from unclear and unenforced regulation. Companies usually explain "chemical crime," the deliberate proliferation of toxic wastes and other chemicals into the environment, by pleading ignorance of the consequence of their actions. Ford Motor Company knew that Pintos often exploded on rear-end impact; Firestone failed to disclose evidence that its Radial...
Consulting for Washington is Big Business, the hearings showed, though just how big is unclear. The GAO report estimates that federal agencies are spending between $1 billion and $2 billion a year on such services, but because there is no clear definition of a "consultant contract," GAO officials admit that the figure could just as easily top $5 billion. There are more than 1,000 firms in the advising business in the Washington area alone, and for years they have been known as the Beltway Bandits, since so many are clustered along the highway that circles the city. Trying...
...ethics of scientific research are a problem, Everett I. Mendelsohn, professor of the History of Science, said, because it is unclear to whom scientists are accountable for their work...