Word: constant
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...again by decree, prohibited the use of the Basque language in the churches. The fact that thousands of Basques knew no other language was not an issue. On April 26, 1937, the city of Guernica was completely destroyed as more than 2000 people were killed during three hours of constant air attack by German bombers. Franco entered the city triumphant the following...
Since the Civil War, the severity of the persecution levied on the Basques has vacillated from time to time. The vicious cycle of assassination, execution, and reprisal killings is not likely to be interrupted by American intervention. Despite the constant efforts of Idaho's Secretary of State Pete Cenasurra, and U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada the only two American legislators of Basque origin, little headway can be expected in the battle to convince Congress that the autonomy of the Basque lands is more important than the maintenance of American military bases on Spanish soil. Those who would seem...
...feared that the perception of military strength was as important as the strength itself. Accordingly, if the Russians believed themselves to be superior to the U.S., whether in fact they were or not, they would be tempted to test American resolve. In numerous speeches, he maintained that in constant dollars U.S. defense expenditures have dropped 20% since 1964, while Soviet expenditures have increased by about 40% during the same period...
...Herbert Ross (Funny Lady) has managed the proceedings reasonably well, which means making the movie look as little as possible like an open-air Broadway performance. Simon has a palpable fondness for his two antagonists, but he has attempted nothing distinctive in the script. So if his virtues remain constant -smooth craft, mild amusement-so do his failings. His work all seems replaceable, interchangeable, like those inexpensive lighters that work every time and are not meant to last. Immediate results are enough: when they burn out, just throw them away and get another...
...Claudine's most remarkable skills is a knack for constant searching of the soul even as more accessible parts of her body are being set upon by a battery of lovers. She submits willingly to such film makers' queries from off-camera as "Where are you now, Claudine?" even as she is finishing up a bout of lovemaking. Claudine seems to have a depressing and detumescent effect on men and performs rather more proficiently, at least for the cameras, with members of her own sex: "I think being bisexual gives one balance...