Word: unclearly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...China, we have a long-standing tradition of student protest. It remains unclear whether this can be best attributed to bravery on the part of the students, or the unwillingness of adults to protest given the threat of government repression. It is deeply rooted in our national psyche that to be truly patriotic entails risking one's life. But the idea also dawned on many minds, in the dark years when people were deprived of their lives in humiliating circumstances, why not make a statement before you perish? Such is the attitude that hundreds of thousands of Chinese...
...unclear whether Wilson will receive a Harvard faculty appointment in addition to the Radcliffe post. Under the terms of the 1977 "non-merger merger" agreement between Harvard and Radcliffe, the Radcliffe president is also a dean of the University...
...Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.) was said by friends to be running hard to replace Foley as majority leader, the No. 2 position. It was unclear whether the third-ranking Democrat in the House, majority whip Tony Coelho of California, would seek to move up or would be prevented from doing so by separate ethics questions that have arisen over his business dealings...
...amenable to talks. One of the general's supporters, former Commerce Minister Mario Rognoni, suggested that possible intermediaries for such an undertaking might be Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez, a Mexican official or a papal envoy. But precisely what would be negotiated at such a session remained unclear. Noriega may plan eventually to schedule another presidential election and find another loyalist to serve as his stand-in. Endara and his allies, for their part, are adamant that any pact with Noriega must include his departure...
...pressure to keep "Days of Rage" from appearing on TV may not be so overt. In fact, it is unclear that there is any direct pressure on PBS, except its apprehension that the documentary may offend potential subscribers...