and, though he repeated, over and over again, the spectacular figures of industrial and agricultural production in 1980, the `` ordinary '' people in Russia are still a little uncertain as to how `` communism '' is really going to work in practice, especially in respect of food.

For this reason, the more uncertain skywave service was denominated `` secondary '' in our rules, as compared to the steadier, more reliable groundwave `` primary service '', and, for both skywave service and skywave interference, signal strength is expressed in terms of percentage of time a particular signal-intensity level is exceeded -- 50 percent of the time for skywave service, 10 percent of the time for skywave interference.

The calibration of piezoelectric sensors in terms of the particle parameters is very uncertain.

All information is carefully appraised and uncertain facts are designated by ( '?'.

It is expected to be reported out Tuesday, but this is a little uncertain.

Consequently, it is uncertain after nearly 12 months in office just which direction the Barnett administration will take in the coming year.

Now, the picture is clouded, and even US Sens. James O. Eastland and John C. Stennis, who remained loyal to the ticket, are uncertain of their status.

Naturally, where one or the other of the effects of an action is uncertain, this has to be taken into account.

He is a man of major talent -- but a man of solitary, uncertain impulses.

The etymology of Apollo is uncertain.

The phylogeny of Paleozoic amphibians is uncertain, and Lissamphibia may possibly fall within extinct groups like the Temnospondyli ( traditionally placed in the subclass Labyrinthodontia ), and the Lepospondyli, and in some analysis even the amniotes.

The etymology is uncertain, but a strong candidate has long been some word related to the Biblical פוך ( pūk ), " paint " ( if not that word itself ), a cosmetic eye-shadow used by the ancient Egyptians and other inhabitants of the eastern Mediterranean.

An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience ; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome.

The order is thought to have first diverged from other related monocots some 120-130 million years ago ( early in the Cretaceous period ), although given the difficulty in classifying the families involved, estimates are likely to be uncertain.

The derivation of the name ( Latin Aprilis ) is uncertain.

It is uncertain what the actual role and function of Abraxas was in the Basilidian system, as our authorities often show no direct acquaintance with the doctrines of Basilides himself.

Old Norse askr literally means " ash tree " but the etymology of embla is uncertain, and two possibilities of the meaning of embla are generally proposed.

The cause of the conflict is uncertain, as the sources are divided ; the Lombard Paul the Deacon accuses the Gepids, while the Byzantine historian Menander Protector places the blame on Alboin, an interpretation favoured by historian Walter Pohl.

The dating of this is uncertain, as are his enemies ' identity.

It is uncertain how seriously this should be taken ; Asser was more concerned to represent Alfred as a wise ruler than to report actual royal policy.

It is uncertain exactly when or why the Almoravids acquired that appellation.

Alfonso's biological paternity is uncertain: there is speculation that his biological father may have been Enrique Puig y Moltó ( a captain of the guard ), or even an American dental student.

And if he is so scornful of the rights of states, why not advocate a different sort of constitution that he could more sincerely support??

But it is more than irony: one of the main reasons why nationalism is no longer a tenable concept is because it has spread throughout the planet.

Lucretius has remarked: `` The reason why all Mortals are so gripped by fear is that they see all sorts of things happening in the earth and sky with no discernable cause, and these they attribute to the will of God ''.

That is why the form itself becomes a preoccupation, because it exists as a problem separate from the material it accommodates.

That is why, the argument runs, the squares are so fearful of jazz and yet perversely fascinated by it.

That is why the members of the beat generation proudly assume the title of the holy barbarians ; ;

If it is an honest feeling, then why should she not yield to it??

`` The Rocking Horse Winner '' is a fantasy with extraordinary power to disturb the reader -- but we do not know why.

It is a characteristic of thoughts that in re-thinking them we come, ipso facto, to understand why they were thought ''.

Because of these involvements in the matter at stake, Boniface lacked the impartiality that is supposed to be an essential qualification for the position of arbiter, and in retrospect that would seem to be sufficient reason why the English embassies to the Curia proved so fruitless.

Conceived as an organ of economic cooperation, there is no reason why O.E.C.D. cannot evolve into a broader instrument of union if its members so desire.

The schedules are flexible so that the program can be accelerated as the public becomes more tolerant or realizes that it is something that has to be done, `` so why not now ''.

That is why it is important to invest in comfortable, airy types of shoes.

But why is it the special responsibility of the CTA to help these people??

That is why the United Nations was formed so that intelligent men with good intentions from all countries could meet and solve problems without resorting to war.

This is why he made such a magnificent soldier.

This is why I say we just can't go ahead and disarm the Germans and pull down our own defenses.

That is why our creative people give their time to literature, not to painting or sculpture ''.

Armed Forces Day is the annual report on this investment, a public presentation designed to give our own people, and the people of other lands who stand with us for peace with freedom and justice, the best possible opportunity to see and understand what we have and why we have it.

That we had the wit and wisdom to adopt Mr. Lowell's concept and make it the base for our processes of selection is one reason why our selections have been, it may be said truly, pretty uniformly good.

Really there is no reason why this fine exercise should not find its way into your leg program at all times, for the following suggestions show why it is so effective: 1.