Word: afterthought
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...effect primarily of the Chechnya war, although it also illustrates that Russian politics is something of a funhouse mirror to multiparty democracy. Russia's communist-era nomenklaturacontinue to compete for power among themselves in an ever-shifting series of hidden transactions, in which party politics is something of an afterthought. "The strongest contender besides the Communists is a party that didn't exist until last month," says TIME Moscow correspondent Andrew Meier. "More than anything, this election shows how easy it is in Russia, under the aegis of democratic institutions, to create a top-down pro-Kremlin party from scratch...
...pencil of Chuck Jones. The form's genius is in the stories' breadth and daring. The glory is in the graphic richness of the landscapes: either idyllically gorgeous or scarred with the nuclear apocalypse that still obsesses Japanese artists. As Miyazaki says, "The background in anime isn't an afterthought. It's an essential element...
Much of the text in the brochure sounds like standard College viewbook material: "The Harvard College Library's Collections are as diverse as humankind itself, and used by an equally diverse population of scholars." How wonderfully...diverse. Also included, as if by afterthought, are a few randomly selected library policies. On laptop use: "Power hook-ups [for laptops] are available throughout the various facilities. It is advisable to check with each library regarding availability of service." After spending all that money to glorify this monolith of knowledge, the library tells me to call first. In truth, the sumptuous guide, with...
...taking the abstinence issue to the campaign trail. As Governor, he has poured $6 million into abstinence programs. And he has pledged that if elected President, he would allocate some $135 million, or the amount the government now spends on contraception programs, to "elevate abstinence education from an afterthought to an urgent priority." Accordingly, McLennan County is being watched as a bellwether...
Almost as an afterthought, the Radcliffe Union of Students (RUS) voted unanimously last night to amend its constitution to admit men as full members...