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Word: unclearly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unclear, however, whether Arafat had specifically endorsed U.N. Resolutions 242 and 338, which he would have to do to win U.S. recognition. Referring to the term "all relevant resolutions," a senior State Department official said, "That could mean one thing to us and something else to him. What's relevant could be in the eye of the beholder." Skeptical U.S. officials also noted that the declaration was signed only by Arafat and not by more radical factions within the P.L.O. Moreover, some American foreign policy experts fear that Arafat, who is desperate to preserve the P.L.O. as a force...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opportunity and Peril | 8/2/1982 | See Source »

Despite famous outer architecture. Sever has for generations been criticized for its banging steam pipes and poor acoustics. Those complaints should decrease when the building opens for business again in 1983-84, according to planners. It remains unclear what sort of complaints will arise when students discover that some Tuesday-Thursday classes will begin at 8:30 a.m. this year to compensate for the temporary loss of the Sever space...

Author: By Thomas H. Howlett, | Title: The Summer of Bricks and Nails | 7/13/1982 | See Source »

...year sign language interpreter she sought. Rehnquist noted that even without such help, the youngster reads lips well enough and has sufficient assistance to do above-average work. For the more than 4 million other children protected by the 1975 law, the ramifications are unclear. Their advocates are generally relieved that the court left intact the statute's fundamental safeguards. They are fearful, however, that the decision's language leaves room for backsliding by local school officials, who spend $3,000 on the average handicapped student (compared with $1,500 for others) and who are anything but deaf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: The Court's Final Flurry | 7/12/1982 | See Source »

Although another smooth ascension by the shuttle this week indicates a giant step forward for American technology, experts at the CFA say that nation's current commitment to space science remains unclear...

Author: By Thomas H. Howlett, | Title: Scientists Awaiting Future Shuttle Role; Officials Say NASA Abandoned City | 7/2/1982 | See Source »

...could agree in principle on a spending plan, Congress gave a jolt of confidence to the jittery U.S. economy. The Dow Jones industrial aver age shot up more than eleven points the day after the House budget passed. The long-term reaction of business leaders and financial markets remained unclear. Un less they become convinced that the Government's monetary and fiscal policies are under control, interest rates are likely to remain high, threatening any recovery from recession. - Walter Isaacson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breaking the Budget Logjam | 6/21/1982 | See Source »

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