Word: unclearly
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...1920s, scientists confirmed the existence of human sex chromosomes, two of the 46 chromosomes people normally carry. Ordinarily, women have two X chromosomes, whereas men have an X and a Y. In 1959 the sex determining factor was traced to the Y chromosome. But it was still unclear whether the "switch" consisted of one gene or many...
Whether Namphy personally ordered the campaign of terror or maverick elements of the army took matters into their own hands is unclear. It is apparent, however, that Namphy never had any intention of allowing an election he could not control. A decree calling for dissolution of the electoral council was prepared at the National Palace five days before the election. Moreover, the performance of Namphy's army raised disturbing questions. At best, military officials stood by and let the carnage unfold. At worst, they were active conspirators. Either way, there was little denying that the Macoutes conducted their rampage with...
...When the future is unclear as it is, it strikes me to be prudent to have a reasonably conservative investment position," Cabot said, explaining Harvard Management's increased reliance on interest-bearing bonds. "The possibility of a recession" makes for an unstable investment climate," he added...
Although it will be unclear exactly how many students are interested in investment banking until this month's recruiting deadlines, the field's information sessions are emptying out and more students are flocking to the consulting and commercial banking information sessions than ever before...
Yeltsin grew a little too outspoken at a meeting of the policymaking Central Committee in late October. Interrupting the agenda, the Moscow party chief delivered a harangue accusing senior leaders of obstructing his efforts to bring about perestroika. Exactly what he said remains unclear. Gorbachev, in his attack on Yeltsin last week, said that Yeltsin had "in fact sought to call into question the Communist Party's work on restructuring and the character of changes and went as far as to say that restructuring was giving nothing to the people." Gorbachev implied that Yeltsin brought up matters relating...