Yet all this can be seen in retrospect as the quiet before the storm.

Seen in retrospect, they all seem tame and unalluring.

The first years, seen in retrospect were bountiful.

Seen in retrospect Barr's choice was characteristically prescient.

Political and business leaders, regulators and economists all fell down on this job, as can now be seen in retrospect.

It is the nature of such events that the significance of Cork's crushing victory will only be seen in retrospect.