Word: retrospect
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...discussed for a New York City staging, the other already installed. The possible transfer, Simon Gray's Melon, cues playgoers in from the start that they are entering tragic terrain: its tale of a happy man's abrupt tumble into lunacy is recounted first person in the chill of retrospect, after an equally arbitrary, untrustworthy recovery. The other play, Alan Ayckbourn's more complex Woman in Mind, gives audiences no such easy signposts and thus achieves an even richer mixture of laughter and pain. It opened last week at off-Broadway's Manhattan Theater Club in a staging...
...retrospect, I'm very happy that I came to Harvard," Pandole said. "It's been the greatest experience of my life. Being a part of the squash team has been one of my most enjoyable experiences at Harvard...
...retrospect, Lynch kicks himself for not paying more attention to some ominous signs that were flashing in September. Despite the weak dollar, the trade deficit did not improve as hoped. The July figure, released in September, set a new record. Meanwhile, the prime rate that banks charge on commercial loans kept creeping up, from 7.5% in March to 9.25% in early October...
Such successes might have been unthinkable only a few years ago, when the world tended to view many American products as singularly unattractive in quality and price. In retrospect it was no wonder, since U.S. industries were saddled with an overvalued dollar, vast payrolls, clanky factories and an overstuffed management. Yet in a relatively short span, the attitude and substance of much of American industry have changed. Competitiveness has become a top economic priority, and an overworked buzzword, from Main Street to Capitol Hill. American companies have slimmed down and smartened up, while at the same time the 35% fall...
...assume the best. It's easy to judge a decision in retrospect. It's of only marginal honor to Bork that he is able to affirm now the success of decisions and legislation he vehemently derided when they were rendered. It's not unfair to ask of a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court where he was when it counted, when the great issues of his time were being debated and decided. What claims might Justice Bork dismiss today whose validity and utility will seem painfully clear tomorrow...