Word: uncertainity
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...keynote address of U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, but the delegates may likely be disappointed by what he says. He will probably make few substantive commitments. On the eve of the meeting, the U.S. still did not even have a coherent food policy. It was also uncertain whether two of the world's biggest food producers and consumers-the U.S.S.R. and China-would cooperate in any international food effort, even though the urgency of the problem is unmistakable...
...enough money even for the food. Nor can they rely on aid. Though the U.S. has given away $25 billion worth of food in the past two decades, the American people will probably not support large aid programs if prices at their neighborhood supermarkets remain high. It is also uncertain whether the world has enough ships, trains and trucks to move such quantities of grain...
...emergency meeting last August, the church's House of Bishops challenged the validity of the July ordination. The four bishops who ordained the women have since been charged with violating Episcopal canon law and will probably face church trials. What disciplinary action awaits the women is uncertain. Though a majority of bishops favor ordaining women, the church cannot approve it until the 1976 general convention at the earliest. Piccard's bishop, the Rt. Rev. Philip Mc-Nairy, who wants women to be priests, notes that "Jeannette Piccard is a woman of causes. She loves a fight. She feels...
...33rd year of an often uncertain reign, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi has brought Iran to a threshold of grandeur that is at least analogous to what Cyrus the Great achieved for ancient Persia. Items...
...week's end it seemed uncertain whether this sense of strength could be translated into significant decisions at Rabat. The Arab leaders generally agreed on two principal objectives: 1) regaining territory occupied by Israel and 2) achieving what they regard as the just rights of the Palestinians. Unanswered was to what degree Arab oil and money should be used as a political weapon to bring pressure on Israel. The heads of state were divided on the methods to be used in working for the accepted goals...