Word: reassessing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...1990s, management began to reassess TSC's market position. "The number of farmers was shrinking," Scarlett says. "We started looking at people who enjoy the rural lifestyle." Baby boomers were beginning to migrate from cities to rural areas, and these new rec farmers were spending $5.5 billion annually on supplies. "Lifestyle" positioning demanded big changes in merchandise. Farmers raise livestock. Lifestyle farmers have pets and ride horses for fun. Farmers buy feed in quantity and cheaply. Faux farmers buy pet "food" and spare no expense. So TSC stocked up on equine products, bird supplies and pet chow. Out went...
Despite all this, I’m not suggesting that you should halt all efforts in maintaining past friendships, but instead to reassess what it means to have a long-term friendship. If it’s been difficult to “chill” with your friends in person or speak over the phone, maybe try a group e-mail list—which is sometimes an easier way to stay in touch...
...myth, conjured to add an extra degree of excitement and magic to the Christmas holidays. Oftentimes, however, this type of experience can be much more undermining of one’s very foundations—whether they be political, spiritual, moral, or otherwise. These particular moments compel us to reassess the ideas that inform us, the relationships that bind us, and ultimately our place within the broader currents of history that shape and define the world for future generations...
...verdict, though unspoken, was clear: artists and writers whose work bolstered fascist ideals undeniably bear some responsibility for the consequences of totalitarian rule—but those who turned a blind eye may have been equally guilty. As long as speculation continues, however, authors and readers must continually reassess the relationship between the political mind and the artistic imagination...
...position. He voted for the Patriot Act and the war in Iraq, but after witnessing the enforcement of the former and the execution of the latter, he sensibly requalified his positions on both. Republicans call this “flip-flopping.” We see his ability to reassess past decisions as a substantial and important personal characteristic...