Word: uncertainity
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...recent Gridiron dinner, the President appeared onstage in a sombrero and sang a ditty in his uncertain baritone. The cold-eyed journalists leaped to their feet to cheer. "That's charm," said one of Reagan's close friends. A fortnight ago, House Speaker Tip O'Neill called a cease-fire in the budget war and asked Reagan up for lunch to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Reagan readily accepted. For a few hours there was nothing but sweetness. The next day they were back beating each other's brains out. Says O'Neill: "Away...
...obtain backing for joint P.L.O.-Jordanian initiatives. But although Arafat won a minor victory in blocking outright rejection of the Reagan plan, the P.L.O. would not surrender its representation of the Palestinians. Says a U.S. diplomat in Washington: "It confirmed Arafat's leadership but left him, and us, uncertain about how much room he has to maneuver...
...Hemisphere's weather as well. This year the increased west-to-east jet stream, which usually diminishes during winter, has raised sea levels 8 in. above normal and brought huge amounts of precipitation to California. While these byproducts are plain enough, the oscillation's original cause remains uncertain. In the past, scientists have speculated that it may be the work of sunspots (the magnetic storms on the face of the sun that periodically reduce its radiation) or even planetary alignments. Currently, much of the theorizing centers on El Chichon, the Mexican volcano that erupted last year and ejected...
...hence when everything else about us is forgotten my letters might still be read and quoted as a memorial of manners and habits at the time of the great secession of 1860." Adams was then a bumptious youth of 22, just three years out of Harvard, desperately uncertain about what he wanted to do with his life but just as desperately aware that his grandfather and great-grandfather had both been Presidents...
...rates is the airline business. In January, Eastern Air Lines slashed the interest rate on its Wings charge card from 18% to 11.88%. The other airlines have been watching to see if Eastern's business goes up substantially. How long Eastern can hold down its interest rate is uncertain, given its weak financial condition. The carrier says that it does not expect to make money from its meager finance charge but hopes to fill plane seats that would otherwise be empty...