Word: likelihood
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...this fall. Citing security concerns, the theater abruptly canceled the production in May; then, after a barrage of bad publicity and cries of censorship, reversed itself and said the show would go on after all. Which means McNally (Love! Valour! Compassion!; Master Class; the book for Ragtime) in all likelihood has a hit on his hands. And maybe even, once the political posturing is cleared away, an intriguing new play. When: Opens Oct. 13 at the City Center in Manhattan...
...belief that hurricanes are so thoroughly tracked, probed and forecast these days that they cannot possibly cause great loss of life. Scientists don't share that optimism, however. Many believe we're entering a cycle in which violent storms are going to be more frequent, and in which the likelihood of a disastrous strike will be greater than ever. The scientists' pet nightmare is of the Big One--a catastrophic storm that could do $100 billion dollars' worth of damage and kill thousands of people. No one knows when or where the Big One will hit, but the certainty...
Even so, it may take months to find a suitable patient (18 to 65 years old) and donor. For the recipient the benefits must clearly outweigh the heavy risks; he or she must be willing to accept the likelihood of limited function and feeling in the new limb, a lifetime of medication, the ever present threat of infection and, finally, what San Francisco neurologist and hand therapist Dr. Frank R. Wilson calls the heavy psychological burden of being reminded daily that "an important part of your anatomy is not your own." It won't be an easy decision for patient...
...line-item veto, in terms of the money it saved, was always more show than substance," says TIME White House correspondent Karen Tumulty. "But it's much too popular to let go." Despite the slim likelihood of 34 states' ratifying an amendment that aims to cut out state-bound pork, the veto concept is highly marketable. "It'll be a show campaign issue again -- just like it was for the Republicans in 1994," says Tumulty. "It's right up there with term limits." And it conveniently reappears just in time for the election season...
...Crimson's accomplishment cannot be overstated. Simply put, it made national history. Even if another 16 seed comes along one day and duplicates the feat, Harvard was still the first. Moreover, the likelihood of another non-scholarship school matching the Crimson's achievement is slim, at best...