Word: retrospective
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...security concerns - an institutional blindness that was the focus of some pointed questions during a recent House National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, chaired by Democratic Representative John Tierney of Massachusetts. For its part, RTI says it is "proud" of what it insists was a successful project. "In retrospect, RTI and USAID could and should have done a better job in promoting its success," said a company statement. "We think in time these successes will be better understood and appreciated...
...Earlier this year, Padang mayor Fauzi Bahar told al-Jazeera television that he had asked for funds for potential earthquake relief and management given his city's precarious position on a tectonic fault line. His request, he said, was turned down by national authorities. In retrospect, the denial may look unwise. But Indonesia is a cash-strapped country with many cities located in unstable geological sites. As Padang digs out from this latest devastation, other Indonesians are no doubt wondering who will be the next target of nature's wrath...
...Office” aired stateside—and was never commissioned beyond the pilot. More recently, a U.S. version of “Kath & Kim,” Australia’s Logie-winning favorite, enjoyed only a brief, critically disastrous stay on NBC last year. In retrospect, though, creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant seem to have stumbled upon one of the hardiest premises in television history; “The Office” has been successfully transported to France, Canada, Germany, and Chile. The largely unimpressive pilot of the American “Office?...
...didn’t put enough into it, in retrospect. I wish that I had studied harder, studied languages, gone after more professors, tried to get to know people better. And I was happy with it basically. I think it has the institutional flaws that it shares with other elite institutions...
...Life Sciences 1b is an introductory genetics course that is arguably the most dreaded, painful course in the life sciences cluster and makes students appreciate LS1a in retrospect. If you’re a prospective English concentrator who is just “interested in genetics,” stifle your curiosity and steer clear. Course instructors are knowledgeable but considerably less inspiring than the LS1a professors, and there is abundant busy work that counts for zero credit. Course veterans claim that the textbook is confusing, verbose, and chock full of extraneous information, so your lecture notes will again...