Word: uncertain
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...years the Lion flag of Kandy waved defiantly over the Indian Ocean island of Ceylon. Under it the Sinhalese Buddhist kings struggled and connived with invading princes and rival island chieftains for uncertain sovereignty over their huge (25,000 sq. mi.) island of blue mountains, green jungles and yellow sands. Then Ceylon became a British Crown colony, and in 1815 the Lion of Kandy was hauled down to make room for another, more famous member of his species...
...lower wing, between the two chain-driven propellers. The twelve-horsepower engine coughed, spat and began to clatter. With Wilbur running alongside holding one wing, the plane teetered down its wooden launching rail and rose unsteadily into the air. For twelve seconds it lurched slowly forward like an uncertain box kite, dipping and bobbing a few feet above the ground, then settled back on to the cold sand...
...Resuits Uncertain...
...still standing by his starting trio of Dave Key, Johnny Crocker, and Wally Sears, while captain Jack Lavalle continues in the nets. Standing out at defense and rated the most improved skater on the squad, Dick Greeley may pair with any of four partners in the Crimson's most uncertain position thus...
...Uncertain Days. In the tense final days of the debate, the crowd in the galleries and the speakers on the rostrum alike grew more emotional. Pakistan's Sir Mahmoud Zafrullah Khan, ending an argument against partition, threw back his bearded head and cried: "All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the Universe." In his last harangue Iraq's excitable Fadhil Jamali accused Zionists of financing a recent Communist conspiracy in Bagdad. The crowd booed, stamped and jeered...