Word: overlook
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unique method of reading and reacting to the wind, sacrificing grace for distance. The antistyle may also owe something to Nykanen's fierce personality and determination to do everything his own way. At any rate, it does not seem to cost him style points. Judges are apparently willing to overlook his less than perfect form, presumably because the greatest ski jumper in the world should not be put down on narrow aesthetic grounds...
...deaths of spouses or friends, living alone, retirement from a job, serious illness. The classic symptoms of depression -- guilt, hopelessness, sleeplessness, lack of appetite, and suicidal thoughts -- are more likely to be noticed in younger people because they are so out of character. But families and doctors too often overlook depression in the elderly. The warning signs may sometimes be subtle: headaches, stomach ailments, vague complaints of not feeling right. And there is always the tendency to dismiss the signals as normal aging, just old folks' crankiness. When depression is recognized, counseling and drugs successfully treat three-quarters...
...trying to predict the future from the past. In fact, it leads one to wonder whether Kennedy has not interpreted the past in light of his understanding of the present. Current worries about the critical gap between American commitments overseas and her declining resources may have led Kennedy to overlook important factors in his interpretation of the great powers...
Harvard Co-Captain Kathy Toner cited the whole team effort over the individual achievements. "We were able to win by so much because we won a lot of points from fifth place finishes," she said. "People tend to overlook the lower places but we really count on them...
...Overlook a great deal...