OPINION | MORRIS: Windows of opportunity
"In fall 2019, leading scientists reported that nearly one out of every three birds in the U.S. and Canada has quietly disappeared since 1970 – a staggering loss of nearly 3 billion birds. Much of that decline is among common New Haven species that we assume are safe and abundant: robins, sparrows, swifts, doves, thrushes. These birds can no longer be taken for granted."
"In fall 2019, leading scientists reported that nearly one out of every three birds in the U.S. and Canada has quietly disappeared since 1970 – a staggering loss of nearly 3 billion birds. Much of that decline is among common New Haven species that we assume are safe and abundant: robins, sparrows, swifts, doves, thrushes. These birds can no longer be taken for granted."
Senator John Kennedy, a Waldo for the Trump Age
The freshman Republican from Louisiana has a famous name and a low-key approach — except for the occasional comedic swing.
Mr. Thomson also encouraged Mr. Murdoch to buy The Wall Street Journal and, according to one person who knows both men, was a driving force behind the News Corporation’s offer.
window of opportunity とは【意味】絶好の機会...
A window of opportunity is a period of time during which some action can be taken that will achieve a desired outcome. Once this period is over, or the "
driving force
The impetus, power, or energy behind something in motion, as in He was clearly the driving force in the new administration.
This term transfers the force that sets in motion an engine or vehicle to other enterprises. Ralph Waldo Emerson was among the first to use it figuratively (English Traits, 1856): "The ability of its journals is the driving force."
Definitions of waldo
noun
a remote manipulator, as for puppets, operated either mechanically or electronically.
Robert Heinlein was responsible for ‘ waldoes ,’ those automated gloves that scientists use to manipulate dangerous items by remote control.
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