One thing that has characterised my work since campaigning became my main activity has been a willingness to be opportunistic.
Many have been impressed by the ability to spot which policy proposal is going to get grant money thrown at it….
One thing that has characterised my work since campaigning became my main activity has been a willingness to be opportunistic.
Many have been impressed by the ability to spot which policy proposal is going to get grant money thrown at it….
Does he think that to be opportunistic is a good thing?
The word I most associate with “opportunistic” is “infection”.
AtheC: or perhaps burglar, car thief and shoplifter?
‘Opportunistic’ doesn’t sit very well with ‘moral’ and ‘principled’.
I’m not sure I’d define scraping the bottom of the barrel as being “opportunistic”.
“These are my principles. If you don’t like them, I have others”
Dennis: how about if “barrel” and “bottom” swap places?
At last the potato gets something right. According to Oxford languages
opportunistic
/ɒpətjuːˈnɪstɪk/
adjective
exploiting immediate opportunities, especially regardless of planning or principle.
“an opportunistic political lightweight”