Word: uncertainity
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...there is more to these acts of trust than plain necessity. The poisoning of the Tylenol capsules proves how treacherous and uncertain is the world...
There was no doubt in my mind that our national security was at stake. In 1973, at the time of the oil embargo, we were importing about 35% of our oil. When I took office, our dependence on uncertain foreign oil supplies had grown to almost 50%-about 9 million bbl. a day. We were the only developed nation without an energy policy, and our total energy consumption was at a record high. The program put into effect during my term has now reversed the movement toward disaster. In some ways the bitter four-year struggle that proved necessary made...
...that sunny, uncertain time of year on the offshore islands of network television. The new season has just been launched, and the vice presidents of programming are watching the skies. The winds can blow balmy in these weeks or the weather can turn cruel. The season is young enough for any new show even a thrice-cloned knock-off from an already enervated formula, to have a shot at success. At the same time, the season is far enough along-and computers, demographics and ratings systems so sophisticated-that storm clouds filled with cancellations are already gathering on the horizon...
Mankind would never have got anywhere without outwitting or overpowering the natural order of things. Early humans invented the arts of agriculture and livestock management to free themselves from dependency on the uncertain bounty of nature. Crucial differences between things devised by humankind and those that issue from Mother Nature often get blurred in the cause of merchandising...
...They are uncertain of themselves; they do not have the calm self-assurance of the Chinese. They have to prove themselves over and over to be equals with our country. They are willing to make great sacrifices for military strength, which is perhaps their only strength...