Word: foreshadowing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Objections to the assembly on the basis of its lack of direct institutional input into University decision-making foreshadow what will doubtlessly be a great source of frustration to future representatives. There weill be issues on which the administration will steadfastly ignore student wishes. In such cases, students will have to decide whether to acquiesce, or whether they feel strongly enough to pursue the issue further. But in many cases, the mere expression of student opinion will make an impact on decisions. If one $500 fee increase is changed to a $400 increase, then the association's existence will...
...last pre-election polls had given the combined left a substantial lead over the center-right parties. But it was far from clear whether a first-round victory would foreshadow a leftist triumph in the crucial second-round ballot next Sunday. Much would depend on whether the feuding Socialists and Communists could patch up their differences and agree to support each other in the Sunday runoff. If the left were to have any chance of winning, each of the two parties would have to withdraw its candidate in districts where the other's candidate had won in the first...
After losing in the opening match of the Army tilt by a major decision, the Crimson lost three consecutive bouts by a 5-4 score to foreshadow the Army assault...
...basic, or underlying, rate throughout 1977-or 1976 for that matter. The officially reported rate in recent months has been lower-3.7% in October-but that was an illusory result of a temporary lull in food prices. The respite is now ending; in November wholesale prices, which often foreshadow what will happen to living costs, rose at an annual rate...
True, the index of leading indicators -those figures that foreshadow economic trends-fell .4% in March, but that appeared to be an aberration that probably was reversed in April. Some economists already believe that total national output in the current quarter, discounted for inflation, will match the unexpectedly strong 7.5% gain of the first three months...