Word: uncertainity
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...result, the commission is uncertain as to whether it will even meet again. Chairman Alan Greenspan, a Republican economist, had scheduled what was supposed to be the commission's final meeting for last Friday, but postponed it while he continued to negotiate with White House Chief of Staff James Baker. If Greenspan can get the Administration's imprimatur, and if O'Neill gives some kind of tacit nod, the panel can quickly reassemble and fashion a consensus plan...
...Reagan's military position eroding. Support for producing the MX, which reached 45% in September 1981, dropped to 35% in the latest poll, taken shortly after the President made his TV pitch for the missile. A slim majority (51%) opposes its production, while 14% are uncertain. Thus the congressional votes cast against the new weapon seem politically safe...
...originally predicted. For that reason, the TIME Board of Economists was extraordinarily cautious as it met last week in New York City to survey the outlook for the new year. The economists expect the recovery to begin during the first quarter of 1983, but rarely have they been so uncertain about a forecast...
...most promising. Block can probably start the plan without congressional approval, but he is asking the legislators for authority to freeze "target" (support) prices at their 1983 levels for the next two years. He is unlikely to get that authority from the current lameduck session and is uncertain whether he should start PIK without...
...while the emphasis of the program is on academic rigor, many of the past and present program participates say that work is not the only important aspect of Upward Bound. Indeed, both students and administrations see the program as an important "support system" for uncertain high scholars...