Word: uncertainity
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Harvard experts in East European affairs said last night they are uncertain that the Soviet Union currently plans to invade Poland, but added quickly that in the event of an invasion the West could do little to respond effectively...
...officials were encouraged by Iran's quiet, businesslike approach. "Their response was nonpolemical, non-strident," said one official privately. But the U.S. was uncertain whether the militants finally had transferred custody of the hostages to the Iranian government, as some unconfirmed reports suggested at week's end. After so many disappointments, the gun-shy American side was keeping silent about the prospects-even as it prepared another message for the Algerians to take back to Tehran...
Given the still parlous state of the economy, it is uncertain whether Reagan as President will press for the program espoused by Reagan the candidate. The former California Governor has by no means disavowed his campaign-trail proposals to cut personal and corporate taxes, increase defense spending and reduce the federal deficit-or his assertion that the economy can be returned to health without much cost to Americans in terms of lowered standards of living. Reagan endorses the views of so-called supply-siders like Congressman Jack Kemp and former Treasury Secretary William Simon, who want to spur growth...
...what extent the predictions of Austin's importance to national contemporary literature are being fulfilled is uncertain; the local vitality, though, is highly visible. The Circuit's Downtown Literature Series' monthly readings are supplemented by three other ongoing poetry readings in various clubs, cafes, and museums around town, steadily gathering growing numbers for poetry audiences that can benefit from the volatile creativity and solidifying sense of purpose in this newest Literary Center...
...people working on the Core--for whom the tattered Gen Ed program should serve as an example of what not to do--know they must develop some method for keeping tabs on courses once they become part of the program. What they remain uncertain about is exactly how to do that. So far, each of the Core's five subcommittees has been allowed to use whatever method it likes for evaluating the courses offered under its authority--with varied success...