Word: constant
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Despite temporary regressions and stagnation, the history of man has displayed a constant upward spiral. Some day the human race will awaken to the glorious truth, first expressed by Confucius, that "the kingdom of heaven is within you," and that deeds are the vital thing-not belief...
...Bishop of Fulham has to be a special kind of bishop. His diocese covers some 800,000 square miles of northern Europe, from Biarritz to Iceland. His flock consists mainly of Englishmen-on-holiday, diplomatic service staffs, finishing-school girls, other British transients and trippers. His duties involve constant travel, and an interminable round of social occasions that would deepen the rings under the eyes of a gossip columnist. But the new Bishop of Fulham who was consecrated at St. Paul's this week could hardly wait to start his peripatetic...
Keeping the supply of University secretaries at a constant level is one of the bardest and most constant problems the Personnel department has to face. These harassed employers don't bother to keep a record of just how long their employees last or why they leave, but know only too well that they are called upon to make well over one hundred replacements each year in the College secretarial staff alone...
...guaranteed annual wage to prevent unemployment and to enable industry to plan for the future, secure that consumer purchasing power would remain constant, keynoted the Cornell debaters' proposal...
...absence of any thorough House tutorial plan, Freshmen on the hunt for the ideal domicile naturally focus much of their attention on the social facilities of the Houses. The constant center of House social life, both day-in-day-out and Saturday night, is the dining hall, and when it comes to food and decor, the Yardling will find a considerable variety from which to choose. When it comes to matters of overall policy, however, such as limits on interhouse privileges and the admission of women, he will find the same restrictions seven times over...