Word: upshot
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Hanselman was definitely in favor [of the package]," said one first-year who voted against the changes to the constitution and bylaws. "It wasn't difficult to hear his disappointment with a 'no' vote. The upshot of the whole thing is whether how much you care about what [Hanselman] thinks can influence the vote...
...upshot of all this is that college baseball is increasingly serving the same function as college basketball and college football. It is becoming the first place that pro scouts look for prospects. It is increasingly becoming more and more important to the game of baseball as whole...
...dialogue," most notably on the church's opposition to women priests, which was endorsed in the rejected text. Bernardin backs the ban but said candidly that it is "generally not well understood or accepted" and that a more persuasive case must be made. Liberal lobbies hailed these developments. The upshot is that, contrary to Vatican wishes, the U.S. bishops have made women's ordination subject to ongoing debate...
...other three decisions had to do with personnel, who were shrewdly and in some cases daringly chosen. The upshot is a gorgeous production that not only honors the past but also celebrates the present. It showcases the leading director of this era, Jerry Zaks, and the leading designer, Tony Walton, each in peak form. In Faith Prince it makes a new musical star of Ethel Merman-size potential...
...upshot: a tally of international terrorist incidents compiled by the State Department fell from a peak of 864 in 1988 to 457 in 1990, the lowest since 1977. The count rose to 557 in 1991, but about half of those occurred during the Persian Gulf war and caused minor damage and few casualties -- and even so, the count was relatively low by the standards...