Word: perfective
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...could she be so reckless?” we ask, with perfect hindsight. “Is it reckless?” Earhart responds in the film. “Maybe, but what do dreams know of boundaries...
...perfect hire for Harvard, and Harvard is the perfect job for her. This is a terrific fit,” said Betsy Taylor, MPA director of finance and treasury, who spent nine years directly reporting to Kirwan. “Everyone says that Harvard does everything by committee—and that’s her style...
...appointment, Kirwan said, is the perfect opportunity to help her alma mater as it undergoes tough fiscal times, and to use the management skills she has bolstered through her various government positions in the past. The FAS deanship was “too good a chance to pass up,” Kirwan said...
...and—because I’m in almost the same spot every week—to patterns. There’s a guy with a blue bicycle who has crashed on the same spot three times this year, an old lady who crosses Brattle Street at needlessly perfect right angles, and tour groups with matching beverages. All this against the eternal background flow of customers into their footwear-appropriate shops (Nike SB Dunks to American Apparel, loafers to Burdick...
...presented to me a half sandwich that I was immediately drawn to. An unsteady handful of crisp wax paper edges, this kid was holding a beast. Turkey, capicola (say ‘gabagool’), roast beef, tomato, lettuce, and what smelled like horseradish dressing all warmed on a perfect looking half hero. I took a look at my sandwich, the old stand-by, and I briefly weighed my options. Then the responsible, mature thought occurred to me; I couldn’t trade food with this little kid. He might be allergic (these days it seems like every...