Word: unforeseen
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...that a thaw is in sight, economists can begin to measure the impact of the unforeseen cold on the economic recovery. The verdict of TIME'S Board of Economists: a sharp, but strictly temporary, setback...
...pipeline project are enormous. The total cost of the pipeline has skyrocketed from the initial projection of $900 million when construction began in 1973, to a recent figure of about $7.5 billion. The tremendous jump in construction costs can be attributed to a number of specific causes, such as unforeseen construction difficulties in particular areas, inflated material prices, and wage demands presented by the powerful unions...
...Henry Kissinger himself might have put it, the end of a diplomatic era was at hand. Barring some unforeseen emergency, Kissinger's trip to the NATO ministerial conference in Brussels last week was to be his last journey abroad as U.S. Secretary of State. TIME Diplomatic Editor Jerrold Schecter accompanied the most traveled Secretary of State in U.S. history on his farewell voyage and cabled this report...
...departure of these powerful leaders should produce some fierce struggles in January, but the election results, barring unforeseen upsets, should not significantly affect the outcome of the leadership contests. None of the major candidates for leadership posts face serious challenges, and the small number of new faces expected should reduce the often intense infighting for the support of congressional newcomers...
...internal affairs of another country." He had a point when he argued that such a move was highly unlikely and would not directly threaten U.S. security. But security is a flexible concept; he failed to note that an invasion of Yugoslavia would rock all of Europe and could have unforeseen global repercussions...