He inspires in youth a sense of possibility and in greybeards a sense of youth. |
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The reaction we got from the greybeards was 'that's a mad commitment because it'll cost a fortune to implement. |
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But it mightn't have been a bad thing if some of these greybeards had been in charge of monetary policy over the last 20 years. |
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In the new age of fluidly changing computer skills it is the kids, reflexes honed by years of electronic games, who lead the field, not the greybeards. |
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A group of greybeards, some sporting Mao badges, murmur in assent. |
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A December budget crunch saw Nancy Pelosi, the Democrats' boss in the House, fulminate against her own president's willingness to cut deals with Republicans. Greybeards counsel calm. |
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