Word: retrospect
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...friendship was simmering. Beginning preparations for my research in Ethiopia's Afar region, I was a frequent visitor to Nairobi, and Richard offered suggestions and appeared supportive of my efforts. But our conversation always had a dimension of competition, and even though we offered each other advice, in retrospect it was as if we were looking for chinks in each other's armor...
...double their term bill student activities fee from $20 to $40 thereby doubling the budget of the Undergraduate Council. Three years ago, as a council member myself, I spent several weeks drafting and presenting a proposal calling for a referendum to double the term bill fee. But in retrospect, I am glad my idea went nowhere; then as now, the council simply did not deserve the raise...
...girls' daily activities from the time they were little. So it was very tough for me to lose that role two years early. I went through a difficult year but at the same time I knew it was the right thing for them. I knew they could cope. In retrospect, it was absolutely the right thing to do. We transcended possible problems...
...with TV, I've foiled modernity by picking Nick at Nite, not MTV, as my channel of choice. As a kid, I spent many happy hours in front of the tube watching "I Dream of Jeannie," "Twilight Zone," "Bewitched," "I Love Lucy," "Mary Tyler Moore" and "Happy Days." In retrospect, it's just as well that I remained relatively oblivious to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...
...with TV, I've foiled modernity by picking Nick at Nite, not MTV, as my channel of choice. As a kid, I spent many happy hours in front of the tube watching "I Dream of Jeannie," "Twilight Zone," "Bewitched," "I Love Lucy," "Mary Tyler Moore" and "Happy Days." In retrospect, it's just as well that I remained relatively oblivious to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...