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Word: unclearly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...open the possibility to change what he means; three, he fears a violent reaction from his Palestinian opposition. All three reasons are plausible. Israel should not be expected to cede one-third of its territory--located a dozen miles from its most populous areas--on the basis of such unclear promises...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: A Decision Fit for Solomon | 1/25/1989 | See Source »

ARAFAT is currently courting the backing of Western powers for his message, but support for him within the Palestinian camp remains unclear. Key Palestinian factions have indicated their disapproval for Arafat's initiative. A joint statement by the heads of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, George Habash, and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Naif Hawatmeh, "Arafat's Geneva statements do not commit the PLO to anything and they do not represent official policy." Arafat's statements also "contradicted the resolutions adopted by the PNC [the Palestine National Council...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: A Decision Fit for Solomon | 1/25/1989 | See Source »

...rude awakening for Joaquin Hernandez Galicia, the strongman behind Mexico's oilworkers union. At about 9 a.m. last Tuesday, scores of federal police officers and troops surrounded Hernandez's heavily guarded house in Ciudad Madero, northeast of Mexico City. Whether authorities first attempted to arrest Hernandez without force is unclear; what is beyond dispute is that the lawmen used a bazooka to blast open the front door. When the battle was over, a federal agent lay dead and Hernandez and about a dozen other union officials and bodyguards were under arrest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico Robin Hood or Robbing Hood? | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

William Moran, an eminent scholar of Near Eastern languages, has taught at Harvard since 1966. It is unclear whether the University will take any disciplinary action

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Morans Get May Trial Date | 1/4/1989 | See Source »

...succeed. The sudden resignation of Marshal Akhromeyev, ostensibly for reasons of health, served as another reminder of the possibility that the military bureaucracy that supported the ouster of Nikita Khrushchev after his efforts to cut the armed forces could someday attempt the same with Gorbachev. It is unclear exactly what happened to Akhromeyev and what his future role might be, but it is well known that like much of the Soviet military bureaucracy, he did not approve of unilateral troop cuts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gorbachev Challenge | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

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