Word: constant
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Crimson had come within inches of changing its recent fortunes after applying constant pressure in the last five minutes of the game...
...dogs and cats). On the Pilar, Hemingway's beloved 38-ft. yacht, she was his fishing buddy. Everywhere-in the bullfight arenas of Spain, on safari in Africa, at Toots Shor's celebrity saloon in Manhattan-she was audience to an endless cycle of war stories and constant repetitions of his philosophies and jokes, including such trying catch phrases as "truly" (spoken in a "solemn voice") and "how do you like it now, gentlemen...
...Neil is one of the city's best-known politicians. His stereotypical Irish pol looks--stocky build, slick white hair, and bulldog face--constant jokes and vicious racism make up his now familiar act. While newspaper articles on O'Neil recount his actions humorously, few seriously examine and explain the rise of this well-publicized but rather ineffective politician...
...their re-election campaigns, Dapper limited his budget to $1800 and hired no employees. The media has an unofficial black-out on his many charges, but he is occasionally seen on television or heard on a radio talk-show--the councilor cultivates his grassroots support by constant performances, not seasonal campaigns...
...plot. Mastoianni is locked into a dull role as a middle class detective unsure of how to treat the high society Torinisti he is investigation, in particular how to deal with his growing non-professional interest in Jacqueline Bisset. Bisset does not seem half so bored as her constant companion. Trintignant. (who frequently looks as if he might scream if forced to make one more stereotypical gay gesture), but only because she does not appear sharp enough to figure out that neither the picture nor her character are going anywhere while she and Trintignant argue about how to pronounce "Boston...