Word: retrospective
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...especially in retrospect, an extraordinarily exhilarating time to be in Washington," Chayes once wrote. "Much was possible and almost everything seemed fun. Whether this is truth or incurable utopianism, I'll leave to others...
...When asked what he thought of this situation in retrospect, he simply said that "I just hope this isn't my fifteen minutes of fame." As for his diabolical laugh, he simply remarks, "I'm working...
...Cambridge Center for Adult Education provided their culturally and aesthetically degenerate “townies” with the opportunity to indulge in their senses. The wine tasting event (clearly appealing to an arriviste set) was pompously entitled “The Chianti Wars.” In retrospect, it was very Christian and noble of them: an attempt to stem the inevitable tide of a decaying Western Civilization, as evinced by Dan, the transvestite who sat to the left of our fearless author. Perhaps I was overcome by a certain nostalgie de la bou. Perhaps, in my infinite naivet?...
...Year celebrations and the trip to Bermuda. But deciding whether or not he would join the social organization today, he had to ponder the question. "I would join the Hasty Pudding Club because of its connections to the Hasty Pudding Show," he tells FM, after long contemplation. "In retrospect, my participation with the Hasty Pudding Theatricals was clearly the most important non-academic activity in my Harvard experience." Although the club and the theatricals boast a good working relationship, their ties are tenuous...
Successful regional IPO floats would confirm AsiaTech's reputation as one of the region's premier venture-capital firms. Cheah and his 20 fellow dealmakers have spent $75 million--half of their total fund--on Internet companies in Asia and the U.S. In retrospect, the Asian financial crisis appears to have actually helped the business. "Everyone else was too distracted fixing problems to think about venture capital," Cheah says. There is a shortage of good prospects, however. Cheah and his backers reckon that they discard about 95% of the 300 or so business plans they see in a year. Nonetheless...