Only in hindsight is it evident that they were deterrable. Saddened by the law-breakers, but giddy with happiness with the additional 2-10 million dollars this will generate, Police commissioner Julien Fantino had this to say: 'The only regret I have now, in hindsight, is that I didn't go after 30 over as opposed to 50 over.' The part that amazed me most, in hindsight, is just how wildly vocal and open he was about it. Regarding the underlying issue, I would say that Carter in hindsight is fairly middling. noun understanding the nature of an event after it has happened.noun Realisation or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurredДЇrom WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University.

noun Perfect understanding of an event after it has happened - a term usually used with sarcasm in response to criticism of one's decision, implying that the critic is unfairly judging the wisdom of the decision in light of information that was not available when the decision was made.ДЇrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.noun understanding the nature of an event after it has happened.noun Backward sight or perception knowledge or comprehension of what is past afterthought: humorously opposed to foresight.ДЇrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.noun Perception of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.From The American HeritageВ® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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