A hunch twists inside the sinews and bones, integrating itself into the physicality of the moment, whereas a gut feeling can only struggle to become a hunch, and, once it does, is recognized in retrospect as a gut feeling.
There will be no single moment at which we can claim victory; any turning point will likely only be recognized in retrospect". Judging by the relatively mild congressional reaction in a joint hearing of the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees, Petraeus and Crocker may well succeed this week in deflecting Democratic demands to bring the troops home sooner rather than later.
Missing patients that were treated with HFOV in retrospective analyses was unlikely as well, as this kind of treatment is easily recognized, also in retrospect.
(These were recognized only in retrospect, through re-analysis of noisy seismic records from the days before the disaster).
The very celebration of the completion of the human genome is a rare day in the history of science: an event of historic significance is recognized not in retrospect, but as it is happening.
Often, patients and their families recognize symptoms only in retrospect.
The final emotional stage in Jake's transition came further down the road, without warning, and he recognized it only in retrospect.
In retrospect, I recognize the emotions surrounding the decision to give members of the United Auto Workers company stock in exchange for resolving their health care claims.
"While the expenditures under this program were allowable and intended to serve important scientific purposes, in retrospect we recognize that they may have been greater than they needed to be to achieve the objectives of the program," said University Vice President and Secretary Robert Durkee '69.
In retrospect, I recognize that we can't seek to align ourselves only with other blacks.
