Word: afterthought
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...years ago, Clifton Dawson was an afterthought, a disenchanted transfer from Northwestern who’d assumed the number-two slot at tailback but was unlikely to evolve into a major contributor on account of Harvard’s depth at his position and, more generally, on the offensive side of the ball. Then-sophomore Ryan Tyler had already staked himself to the starter’s role and even his touches would be limited by the Ryan Fitzpatrick-Brian Edwards battery that the Crimson could hardly wait to unleash on its Ancient Eight opponents...
...Hong Kong's second July 1 pro-democracy march, Hung was swamped by daily meetings with political groups, NGOs, and the authorities to discuss turnout and crowd control. She'd dash from the printers, where she would vet T shirts, to subway stations to distribute pamphlets. Food was an afterthought-takeaway noodles or a steamed pork bun on the run. Hung's hours paid off. The rallies on July 1 in 2003 and '04 both drew a mix of half a million marchers-workers, professionals, businesspeople and just plain ordinary folk-vigorously protesting everything from China's interference...
...Hong Kong's second July 1 pro-democracy march, Hung was swamped by daily meetings with political groups, NGOs, and the authorities to discuss turnout and crowd control. She'd dash from the printers, where she would vet T shirts, to subway stations to distribute pamphlets. Food was an afterthought?takeaway noodles or a steamed pork bun on the run. Hung's hours paid off. The rallies on July 1 in 2003 and '04 both drew a mix of half a million marchers?workers, professionals, businesspeople and just plain ordinary folk?vigorously protesting everything from China's interference...
...creators of a new sitcom called The Loop pitched their show to executives at the Fox television network, the broadcast moneymen liked the idea of a sitcom about young guys living in Chicago. But what they loved was the fact that products on the set wouldn't be an afterthought brought in by a prop master. Instead, viewers would see the same products every week, cleverly woven into the plot throughout the season, and characters would discuss the brands-a bit like a 13-week ad campaign. Sure enough, the network picked up the show. Co-creator Will Gluck says...
...Students are, at best, an afterthought in this process...