These days facial hair is a popular post-career-reversal statement, a declaration that one has joined the ranks of men who no longer have to give a toss.
Mr. Breuer, in another reversal from statements a month ago, replied that the deal had never been planned as a "merger of equals".
Advocates said his comments were at best vague and confusing, and at worst a clear reversal of statements he made before the election.
The dean of Bandeirante, a private university in suburban São Paulo, announced the reversal in a statement on Monday.
He said emphatically that he would not endorse torture, a reversal from past statements.
Van Gundy's comments were somewhat of a reversal from the statements he made the morning after the Knicks' 93-89 loss to Toronto in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden.
A8 Iran to Study Nuclear Fuel Plan A senior Iranian official, in what may herald a reversal of previous statements, said Iran would "seriously" study a Russian proposal aimed at breaking the deadlock on international efforts to block Iran from enriching nuclear fuel.
The reversal in official statements amounted to a political and diplomatic embarrassment for Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, who had been trying to prove his credibility to the Bush administration and other governments.
Last week, Brotherhood officials said they were considering fielding their own presidential candidate, a reversal of previous statements that they would back a candidate from outside their party, so as not to alienate voters wary of the group dominating politics.
The vote came in the wake of an admission from the Saudi Foreign Ministry that Khashoggi's killing was a premeditated act, a significant reversal from earlier statements saying that he had left the consulate and that he had died following a fistfight with security officials.
And in a reversal from previous statements, city's mayor-elect, Muriel Bowser, reportedly said Wednesday that she'd allow unregulated marijuana if Congress blocks the city's attempts to tax and regulate it.
