Word: unpreparedness
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The cold war was near absolute zero, the Korean War was raging, and the West could almost hear the Soviet tanks gunning their engines on the other side of the Iron Curtain. The U.S. and its European allies were determined not to be caught as unprepared as they had been...
To William C. Clark, assistant director of the Center for Science and International Affairs, developing a policy on the environment is like trying to act in a play with unprepared actors.
Rosenblum had trouble throughout much of the game, showing robot-like indecisiveness when confronting Harvard attackers. On several occasions, Rachel Burke and Ambinder came close to embarrassing the unprepared sophomore, who was often caught out of position.
Minutes later, Lem protested again when a Princeton point was not replayed after the side judge was again caught unprepared.
Many students who are unprepared during the regular exam period often remain unprepared for their make-up exam four or five months later, Viggiani said. "Sicking out often just postpones an inevitable disappointment."