Word: hindsighted
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...says Dilulio, since nobody predicted the dramatic drop in crime the country has experienced over the past five years, nobody has any business explaining modest and sporadic reversals. In hindsight, experts say, the dip in crime was caused by some complicated equation involving the economy, the aging population, more aggressive police and longer jail sentences. Understanding any new trend won't be any simpler...
...matter of fact, and like Liz Taylor, it needs a little decorative infusion to stay young-looking. Change around here is painfully slow. But if House No. 14 receives the breath of life, it will surely reflect the peculiar thoughts we are thinking at just this moment. Remember, in hindsight, things always look astigmatic, and for now, from cramped quarters in a run-down fifth-floor double, the Palladians look damn good...
...Writing with the clarity of hindsight, I may have conveyed the impression we were unhappy with the status quo. Did we rail against the second-class status of women intelligent enough to attend the world's most prestigious university...
...hindsight, both [Ivy League] losses were close," Green said. "Both times we were tied at 3-all and it came down to the last match. In the two we lost, just one set went the other...
...herd instinct is at work here, and eventually the herd goes wrong. When you invest this way, the bet you make is that you can run fastest when the jig is up. That's a tall order. Typically, the end of any trend is clear only in hindsight. Until then, every dip looks like a buying opportunity...