This is rather obvious in retrospect for organic chemistry and developmental biology, but this criticism goes back at least a century.

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 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.

In retrospect, Lynch has said, " I feel bad that Fire Walk with Me did no business and that a lot of people hate the film.

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.

The debut was not popular with rock critics ( especially in the USA where a Rolling Stone reviewer infamously promised to commit suicide " if this band makes it ") but in retrospect the attitude towards it changed.

In retrospect, Davis wished the asterisk was changed to a different character ; the asterisk prevented the name from becoming a common crossword term and it is a wildcard character for search engines.

Moore slightly altered the formulation of the law over time, in retrospect bolstering the perceived accuracy of his law.

Looking back at the McCarthy era over 40 years later as an interviewee in the film Arguing the World, Glazer reflected on the stance he and some other liberal anti-communists took: " Even at the time and also in retrospect we never managed to figure out a good position, one that was respectable and moral and responsive to all the complicated issues raised ... I still don't think we have one.

In retrospect, the centennial is seen as a high point of Canadian aspirations prior to the anxious decade of the 1970s that saw the nation divided over issues relating to inflation, an economic recession, government budget deficits and Quebec separatism.

: In retrospect, the battle 10 years ago over AIDS medicines was a small skirmish compared with the one likely to erupt over cancer, diabetes and heart medicines.

As silly as it may sound in retrospect, at the time the governor publicly theorized that the monks of St. Leo Abbey near Tampa ( many of whom were either German-Americans or German immigrants ) were planning to arm Florida's African American community for a popular revolt in favor of Kaiser Wilhelm II, after which Pope Benedict XV ( a well documented pacifist, who was Italian, not German ) would take over Florida and move the Holy See to nearby San Antonio and close all of the Protestant churches.

The decline, seen in retrospect, occurred over a period of four centuries, culminating in the final dissolution of the Western Roman Empire on September 4, 476, when Romulus Augustus, the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, was deposed by Odoacer, a Germanic chieftain.

In retrospect, the Lincoln Journal Star's analysis of the 2006 gubernatorial race attributed Heineman's win to his opposition to Class I rural school reorganization and the granting of resident college tuition rates to the children of illegal immigrants, helping him win over rural voters.

Looking at the character in retrospect at MuppetFest, he recalled that " over the years, he sort of evolved along with me ...

In retrospect, Iowa could have won the 1939 Big Ten title with a win over Michigan, but Iowa lost the game 27-7, too large a margin for any last minute Kinnick heroics.

In retrospect Packard's Twin Ultramatic's most serious design flaw was during the low to high shift transition where a poorly timed high clutch application and low band release over much of the allowable upshift range resulted in many premature high clutch failures.

The significance of the battle rather lies in its retrospect perception as the last Danish victory over her long-time adversary Sweden in their struggle for control of the dominium maris baltici, and the heroization of the Danish king's personal commitment during the battle, memorized in the famous Marstrand painting and the first lines of the Danish royal anthym Kong Christian stod ved højen mast.

In retrospect they were a wasteful investment, many having very short lives of less than 10 years as their intended work dried up and diesels took over their remaining duties.

In retrospect, mainly positive assessments of his chancellorship prevail, not only with the German public, which voted him the " greatest German of all time " in a 2003 television poll, but even with some of today's left-wing intellectuals, who praise his unconditional commitment to western-style democracy and European integration.

Others, like Gang of Four, The Raincoats and Throbbing Gristle, who had little more than cult followings at the time, are seen in retrospect as significant influences on modern popular culture.

In retrospect, it was a damaging career move as Deliverance and Jeremiah Johnson, critical and enduring box office hits, were in development at the time and Peckinpah was considered the first choice to direct both films.

In retrospect, MTV writer James Montgomery published an article questioning the validity of music critics opinions of the band during the 90's, saying, " All I'm suggesting is that perhaps it's time to admit that we were wrong about them from the get-go — that we treated them unfairly.

In practice, there is considerable ambiguity and uncertainty in such cases, and decisions may in retrospect appear irrational that were, at the time, reasonable to the economic actors involved and in the context of their own incentives.

In retrospect, Cerny wished he had included more courses to give the game greater longevity, but extra courses would have required more time and increased hardware costs.

Although Arnold was revered at the time, in retrospect Strachey sees his approach as very damaging.

In retrospect, Robinson commented that at first, Duncan was reluctant to step into the void, still needing some time to truly develop his leadership skills.

In retrospect, audio engineer David Thiel commented that such testing minimized time available for creative designing.

In retrospect, many historians consider this edition of the Crawfords to be the greatest Negro league team of all time, featuring the four Hall of Famers, plus left-handed pitcher Leroy Matlock, who won 18 games without a defeat.

In retrospect, it can be regarded as the first military engagement between the New Yishuv ( later to become Israel ) and Arab rebels ( of what was to become Syria ), though at the time itself combatants on either side did not regard it in such terms.

It was both a marketing and an engineering landmark, being hailed at the time as " an Eldorado for the masses " and also in retrospect as the first successful downsizing of an American car.

From these examples it also follows that probably there was also a gradual shift of meaning of the res publica concept throughout the Roman era: the "( Roman ) Republic " connotation of res publica is something that rather occurs with retrospect to a closed period ( so less appararent in Cicero's time, who never knew the era of the Emperors, and could only compare with the epoch of the Kings ); on the other hand the translation of the Greek " politeia " concept appears to have nearly completely worn off in late antiquity.

Their second album Wilder experimented with different and darker psychedelic styles, as well as delving deeper into Cope ’ s complicated psyche: it spawned no major hits and sold relatively poorly at the time ( despite being critically praised in retrospect ).

" 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!

I wasn't able to say this at the time, but in retrospect it was a blessing for it to end at a time when we all enjoyed doing it.

However, as with the original Fabius, Fabian strategy is often more popular in retrospect than at the time.

He belonged, together with Ernst Wigforss, clearly to the left-wing faction of the Social Democrats, and has in retrospect been criticized for a much too rosy view of the Soviet Union that remained for all of his time as Foreign Minister, well on to 1962.

Taillibert's all-seater design has proven in retrospect to be well ahead of its time, requiring only cosmetic improvements to meet vastly increased comfort and safety regulations through the 1990s and early 2000s ( decade ).

At the time it was not considered to be a VH platform but in retrospect it should be treeted as one.