Word: uncertainity
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...BILL PASSED the House by a narrow majority, and its fate in the Senate is at best uncertain. Russell B. Long (D-La.), chairman of the finance committee, which will soon begin hearings on the bill, has opposed similar legislation in the past. He argues that poor people should find work of any kind before receiving governmental assistance. But in a time of high unemployment--especially among minorities, women and teenagers--Long's objection is impractical...
Carter has found that the oil companies are not easily beaten in Washington, and he has compromised himself and his party in the process. "When the trumpet sounds an uncertain note, you don't know whom to follow," said Rep. Bob Eckhardt (D-Tex.). Kennedy holds forth the promise of a more consistent, courageous and worthy leadership on energy issues...
...officials said yesterday they are uncertain how Carter's decision will affect American consumers. Gas prices and lines at gas stations depend on the success of conservation efforts, officials said...
...Chip joined representatives from 42 countries. The presence of the opposition party leader Kim Young Sam was evidence that the mourning period had brought South Koreans a time of political truce. A traumatic bloodbath was behind them, but they had every right to be apprehensive about its uncertain consequences...
...REASON ESTIMATES are so uncertain is that the government has permitted the oil bureaucracies to guard their knowledge closely and has no independent sources of information. The government has often respected estimates of reserves on public lands as the confidential "proprietary information" of the leasing companies. A free and open debate in the American tradition will not be possible on energy issues unless citizems receive accurate information...