Word: afterthought
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...leave the country. Later he softened the blow a bit, however, by announcing that some aid employees could stay on until their contracts expire, provided that they can pass a "screening" next month to satisfy Big Daddy that they are not "subversives" or "confusing agents." Amin's afterthought should help a little; immediate expulsion of all British specialists, on top of the mass departure of skilled Asians, would force most hospitals and high schools in the country to shut down for lack of staff...
...might be too much for him to handle if he was to return to power in next year's election. Asked how long Peron plans to stay if he actually does return, an aide said that "it could be for a few days or for good." As a waffling afterthought, he added: "It will not be for a few hours...
...them. Nicaragua promptly challenged Colombia's right to claim the islets as its own. In response, Colombian Defense Minister Hernando Currea Cubides, accompanied by military escorts in two destroyers, showed his country's flag around Serrana. As it happens, he did so more or less as an afterthought. The Colombian ships could not find Quita Sueño, which apparently was under water at the time, and the seas were too rough for the voyagers to make a beachhead on Roncador...
...only wants to cut defense waste." Pulling a scrap of paper from her shoulder bag, she asked for the boy's name and address and promised to send him some explanatory literature about McGovern's stance on the issues. "By the way," she added almost as an afterthought, "I'm Mrs. George McGovern...
...organ?" When the audience roared, he clambered up to the organ and obliged. After his final scheduled piece, Newman announced, "We have to get out at 10:50. Those of you who want to, stay. I'll play Bach's Klavierubung until then." As an afterthought he added, "Come on down front so you'll be nearer the music." Hundreds did, sitting in front of the stage and in the aisles while Newman's hands and feet flew over his instrument's quadruple keyboard and pedals...