It is now clear that it is unclear.

That was less than clear. The communications between the agency and the university turned out to be an unclear two-way street.

I think there would be some reimbursement, unclear what that reimbursement would be,

We don't know what to make of it (the passage). It's unclear,

I'm still unclear on how indicators and standards are not only going to be used, but how they are (being) made. In spite of all the input there is not enough data to support any of the numerical standards proposed in the document - any data is inconsistent.

Things look bleak. It's unclear when things are going to start to look better.