Penney's Darlington have faced an uncertain future since the club went into administration and had 10 points deducted in February.

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Political instability is never good for investors, and Italian voters have just ensured an uncertain future by failing to reach a decisive vote.

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Alumni who have either lost their jobs, or face an uncertain future, tend not to be generous donors.

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However if the West Yorkshire side were to be relegated once more, he admits they would have to once again bounce straight back or face an uncertain future.

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Arafat leaves behind an uncertain political future for Palestinians, who still have not achieved nationhood and whose standard of living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip has markedly decreased due to corruption and ongoing political violence with Israel.

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So New York racing again looks at an uncertain future, this time with leadership from people that have been at worst hostile, at best indifferent to it.

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But some europhile Conservatives, including Lord Heseltine, have warned that committing to a referendum at some point in the future on the outcome of an uncertain negotiating process was an "unnecessary gamble".

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They also said that while Mr Aswat, if convicted, would have access to mental health services regardless of which prison he was in, he would be facing "an uncertain future in an as yet undetermined institution, and possibly be subjected to the highly restrictive regime in ADX Florence" which would violate Article 3 of the Convention.

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It will be the second straight World Cup the Saudis have failed to qualify after making four in a row from 1994 to 2006 and leaves former Barcelona coach Rijkaard with an uncertain future.

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