Word: retrospective
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When firms did steer clear of what was, in retrospect, excessive risk, the tone typically came from the top. Goldman Sachs, which has a long history of CEO interest in risk management and rotates its traders and risk managers through one another's jobs, pulled back from mortgage-related securities earlier than most after direct orders from...
...fact that her party is in power at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. Taking on her party in the manner that John McCain so often did in the early years of George W. Bush's first term is not, friends say, her way of doing business. "In retrospect, [McCain's] 2000-2002 persona was the result of personal pique, positioning himself as the Democrats' favorite Republican," says a Clinton adviser. "That's not the role she wants to play. That's the last thing she wants...
...sailors—and all of the hardcore spectators (i.e., everyone but me)—were decked out in layers of fleeces, wind pants, and winter hats. I was wearing just a sweatshirt. No gloves, no hat, no nothing. In retrospect, a poor decision, since now I have a cold...
...retrospect, the firm and respectful tenor of that first interaction bodes well for the future of the Republican Party once the architects of this Ivy League Republicanism finally take charge. Looking ahead, Lockman says that her generation of conservative intellectuals will soon be in a position to make their mark...
...once obvious that “The Hyacinth Macaw” isn’t a light play. Instead, it is essentially about the nature of everything and wants to say it all in a mere two-hour time span. While the production hardly accomplished that, in retrospect it succeeded in another aspect—crafting a new appreciation for silence in that elusive search for meaning...