Word: afterthought
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Along with Schoen's partner, Mark Penn, these men would help Clinton resuscitate his lifeless presidency--engineering the re-election of a man who looked for all the world like a one-term wonder, a political afterthought. The Republican midterm landslide a few months before had depressed the President, and for good reason. White House polling showed that voters gave him especially low marks for "effectiveness" and "decisiveness"--two hallmarks of presidential leadership. Clinton's approval rating was in the 40s; he trailed Dole in the presidential horse race by 15 percentage points. Voters associated Clinton with three principal issues...
...since the children alone do not provide enough compelling material, we look to the adults, but they remain stuck in a formula of hemming and hawing over the kids, whether for or against their existence. A late outburst by Ruth about her friends' disrespect of her seems almost an afterthought, and the wrap-up scene, new baby included and old babies rejuvenated, is played with such a smooth resolution, such a return to levity, that we feel vaguely cheated...
...clothes can pile up for weeks, laundry for working roommates needs to be done frequently and well--not wrinkled or damp like most of my clothes at school turn out. When there's a kitchen in the room, trash is also a high maintenance activity, not just a weekly afterthought. Our tiny dish-washer needs to be run a few times a day. Dust and other strange substances collect on every surface in the place. And if something breaks, you cannot call your mother or your superintendent...
...afterthought, he added, "You can quote me on that...
Overall, this handbook looks more like an afterthought than a serious attempt to deal with race at Harvard. Once again, the administration has attempted to address an issue of vital importance to students without consulting them. Many students are deeply committed to race relations as evidenced by the recently founded publication Diversity and Distinction. Until this handbook is composed with significant student input, we will not have a good sense of current race relations at the College. It does not engage issues such as the racial hostility or prejudice that many students of color feel, or the tension that...