Statistically this has represented a loss to the nation, although one must admit that in an individual case the decision in retrospect may have been a wise one.

In retrospect the name change was unfortunate, not only because the Greek roots alone do not reveal the anode's function any more, but more importantly because, as we now know, the Earth's magnetic field direction on which the " anode " term is based is subject to reversals whereas the current direction convention on which the " eisode " term was based has no reason to change in the future.

In retrospect, the definition of chemistry has changed over time, as new discoveries and theories add to the functionality of the science.

In retrospect the name change was unfortunate, not only because the Greek roots alone do not reveal the cathode's function any more, but more importantly because, as we now know, the Earth's magnetic field direction on which the " cathode " term is based is subject to reversals whereas the current direction convention on which the " exode " term was based has no reason to change in the future.

His solution was in the manner of a true follower of Innocent III: he issued what in retrospect has been viewed as the magna carta of the University, assuming direct control by extending papal patronage: his Bull allowed future suspension of lectures over a flexible range of provocations, from " monstrous injury or offense " to squabbles over " the right to assess the rents of lodgings ".

" In retrospect, however, Gilliam has stated that he wouldn't have liked to direct any Potter film.

In retrospect, dicta from New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, acknowledges that, " lthough the Sedition Act was never tested in this Court, the attack upon its validity has carried the day in the court of history.

Though in retrospect it has been regarded as one of the best serials from Doctor Who classic run, initial reception to it was not as positive, with criticism to its humorous tone.

The Carolingian Renaissance in retrospect also has some of the character of a false dawn, in that its cultural gains were largely dissipated within a couple of generations, a perception voiced by Walahfrid Strabo ( died 849 ), in his introduction to Einhard's Life of Charlemagne, summing up the generation of renewal:

In retrospect, the Times has noted that the play suffers from a " Depression sensibility.

In retrospect, the album has also gone on to receive much critical acclaim and has been recognized as a landmark album in hip-hop.

In a 2010 article for PopMatters, music writer Tyler Lewis elaborated on the term in retrospect, stating " The term ' neo-soul ' has been the subject of intense debate ever since Kedar Massenburg coined it as a way to market Erykah Badu's Baduizm 13 years ago.

His comments were criticized by some in the media, though Rae himself would later write that his words seemed " particularly apt " in retrospect and " certainly aroused an angry response which often means a target has been hit ".

The clerical leadership declared that " thousands have been massacred by Zionist troops ," but in retrospect it has been said that " the main casualty " of the shooting was " any hope for compromise " between the protest movement and the Shah's regime.

Gerrold noted, in retrospect, that it would not be like the Enterprise crew to have such attitudes against Kirk as Bandi induced, and that he might instead set the episode on another ship where laxity has been reported.

In environmental and occupational health regulation, it has been argued that if modern cost-benefit analyses had been applied prospectively to decisions such as removing lead from gasoline, building Hoover Dam in the Grand Canyon and regulating workers ' exposure to vinyl chloride, they would not have been implemented even though they are considered to be highly successful in retrospect.

However, we do acknowledge that, in retrospect, presenting the dress in our Manchester Exchange Square store in this way was a mistake, and would like to apologise if this particular window has upset anyone.

In retrospect, Clark said, " I think that with music school and art school, or school in any form, there has to be some system of grading and measurement.

Stevens was a controversial governor in his time, and has become more controversial in retrospect.

His assimilation of Expressionism has led scholar John Willett to discuss Dadaism as visually an Expressionist sub-current, and, in retrospect, Janco himself claimed that Dada was not as much a fully-fledged new artistic style as " a force coming from the physical instincts ", directed against " everything cheap ".

In retrospect, Homer's " pure serene " has prepared the reader for the Pacific, and so the analogy now expressed in the simile that identifies the wide expanse of Homer's demesne with the vast Pacific, which stuns its discoverers into silence, is felt to be the more just.

In retrospect, the evacuation has been considered psychologically flawed, as the separations turned out to inflict a far greater damage on the evacuees than the damage suffered by those children who had remained with their parents in Finland.

Both cars would enjoy success and contribute to what in retrospect has become the " muscle car " era.

In retrospect his reign may be said to end before the situation of the Byzantine Empire became untenable.

In retrospect of those tours, Love said: " I was completely high on dope, I cannot remember much about it.

Hall used a 1 / 8 inch Tiffen Black ProMist filter for almost every scene, which he said in retrospect may not have been the best choice, as the optical steps required to blow Super 35 up for its anamorphic release print led to a slight amount of degradation ; therefore, the diffusion from the filter was not required.

In the foreword to the book's 30th-anniversary edition, Dawkins said he " can readily see that book's title might give an inadequate impression of its contents " and in retrospect thinks he should have taken Tom Maschler's advice and called the book The Immortal Gene.

In retrospect, she said in 1981: " I still cannot listen to it, because everything I wanted for that record, they took it away.

Harkleroad in 1998 said in retrospect: " We're dealing with a strange person, coming from a place of being a sculptor / painter, using music as his idiom.

This tendency can manifest in retrospective thinking as well: in a 2005 study, angry subjects said they thought the risks of terrorism in the year following 9 / 11 in retrospect were low, compared to what the fearful and neutral subjects thought.

In retrospect, Schreiber said in a 2008 interview, he appreciates his mother's influences, saying, " Since I've had Sasha, I've completely identified with everything my mother went through raising me ... And I think her choices were inspired.

" In retrospect, Love said that Erlandson " had a Thurston quality about him ", " dressed cool ", and was an " intensely weird, good guitarist.

Thomas said in a New York Times interview that " If I had seen miracles Hinn's ministry, I would have been happy to trumpet it ... but in retrospect, I think they do more damage to Christianity than the most committed atheist.

The duo have said that in retrospect, most of their albums have a ' feel ' of either Los Angeles or New York City, the two main bases where Becker and Fagen lived and operated ( see below ).

In retrospect, Waters said " maybe it's just as well it wasn't used after all ".

In a 2009 interview, Bob Stanley said that in retrospect the band " got ahead of ourselves a bit " by releasing such an uncommercial album, which " definitely could have done with a couple more obvious songs ".

Kennan acknowledged in retrospect that it was a " foolish thing for me to have said.

Bill Leader, who produced the album, said " It seems to me, in retrospect, that each day a different member of the group had decided that this was it: ' Sod this for a game of soldiers, I'm leaving the group!

He said: " Obviously, there may be occasions when, in retrospect, a commander chose the wrong piece of equipment, the wrong vehicle, for the particular threat that the patrol or whatever it was encountered and we had some casualties as a result.

In retrospect, Richard M. Bissell, Jr., assistant to the CIA Director, denied that the 1954 Guatemalan coup d ’ état resulted from the conflation of private, multinational, business interests and US Government foreign policy ; he said that there “ is absolutely no reason to believe ” that the Eisenhower Administration ’ s ( 1953 – 61 ) desire to help the United Fruit Company had “ any significant role ” in deciding to depose the elected Guatemalan government of President Jacobo Árbenz.

" By the time we had resolved some of the terms ," he said, " they were really against the wall in terms of back story ... In retrospect, I should have just slept on the set because it was like sixty or seventy pages a day!

" In 2001, Officer Todd Parrick said in retrospect, " We weren't just searching for drugs.

John Serba of Allmusic said that Orchid was " quite an audacious release, a far-beyond-epic prog / death monstrosity exuding equal parts beauty and brutality -- an album so brilliant, so navel-gazingly pretentious that, in retrospect, Opeth's future greatness was a foregone conclusion.

In retrospect from 2004, William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said that the film was " widely regarded as Sayles ' masterpiece ", declaring that it had " captured the zeitgeist of the ' 90s as successfully as " Chinatown " did the ' 70s ".

In retrospect, Boyd said he wished that he had gone to Sun Records.