Word: afterthought
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...think what is necessary in this whole problem, and has been the least talked of, is determining when and what is a human being. Once you have determined this, the Constitution already protects the right of human life." After the conference officially ended, Reagan came out with an afterthought: "Until we make to the best of our ability a determination of when life begins, we've been opting on the basis that 'well, let's consider they're not alive.' I think that everything in our society calls for opting that they might be alive...
...superb tailoring and loving way with materials. For both men and women, he reintroduced linen, for example -and made the inevitable crumpled look acceptable. He ripped the linings out of his jackets for women to create an unstructured look, and made them hang almost as loosely as an afterthought...
...action. Nowhere is Gordon s plot problem clearer than in her inability to end Women. There, breaking from the style of rest of the book, she lets her characters reveal their inner feelings in their own words. Except for one figure, her style only serves as a distraction, an afterthought like a eulogy at a funeral...
...effortlessly. That is where the Kroks come in. Their performances seem to have two purposes; in order of importance, they are: 1. to show that they are having a good time, and 2. to display their singing talent. That the Kroks are indeed excellent singers comes almost as an afterthought; their primary message seems always to be, "This is what we like to do." Totally...
...many companies, exporting has always been something of an afterthought, but in my corporation we consider foreign sales every bit as important as our domestic business." So says E. J. White, marketing vice president for Crompton Co. of New York, a medium-size textile maker (1979 sales: $159 million). Reason: in the past seven years, Crompton's export business has leaped from zero to 30% of its annual sales...