Word: constant
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...soldiers torture mice by frying them on a live wire, "though their faces are as innocent as children," and sees the bloody, inert body of a man whom the enemy has tortured. Contrary to Greek myths, animals do not imitate men, rather the men are brought down to a constant animal awareness of their bodies. They are starving. The land cannot feed us all, thinks...
...time when death is a constant presence, this clinging to the telling of tales is necessary for his psychological survival...
...Boston is bedecked with balloons and crepe paper, and the garden may be transformed into a foregn land or perhaps even an ice cream factory as was the case last Tuesday. But regardless of the festive setting one cannot overlook the I.V. poles, the bandages, the carriages and wheelchairs--constant reminders that these children all have special problems...
...think it's inevitable that there will be a lower standard of living than what everybody had always anticipated, constant growth. I think by the year 2000 we'll be using more energy than we are now, but there's going to be a downward turning. Part of it stems from more conservation, I think. A lot of it can come from not a change in the quality of life but maybe the quantity of consumer goods that we use and waste. I think there's going to have to be a reorientation of what people...
Some players resent the constant juggling and insist that they find it difficult to settle into a groove in the field or at the plate while yo-yoing in and out of the lineup. If they don't, Weaver has a simple solution. Says Pitcher Steve Stone: "He just tells you he's the boss...