Word: constant
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...conspicuous honor for a visiting head of state. At a sparkling state dinner, with Ronald Reagan as host, he was feted in the company of such luminaries as Actor James Stewart and Novelist William Styron. Throughout it all, the warm words flowed like champagne. Calling his country "a constant ally that can be counted on," Mitterrand described the U.S. and France as "brothers in arms, who from Yorktown all the way through the ages to Beirut have shed their blood together...
...National Congress, Mozambique increasingly feared retaliation by South Africa; on top of that, the country had been weakened by a severe drought. Marxist Angola, under siege by UNITA, saw the wisdom of compromise following consistently heavy losses during South African raids. But South Africa, too, has been drained by constant war. Namibia alone costs South Africa $1 billion annually, some 6% of the national budget. The continuing toll of casualties has dismayed the public, and pressure from abroad for Namibia's independence has been intense. Said a senior Western diplomat: "The disincentives for continuing the war appear to exceed...
...fundamental change inside the country. "Peace and apartheid colonialism," seethed the African National Congress in response to the Mozambique accord, "are inherently mutually exclusive." But others point out that reduced tensions can only encourage accommodation by the white minority. U.S. officials, for their part, claim that Washington maintains constant pressure on Pretoria to end apartheid. Said a top State Department official: "We have been credible and firm in insisting that reform must come." In the end, the two objectives of internal and external peace may be inseparably linked. -By Kenneth W. Banta. Reported by Marsh Clark/Komatipoort and Johanna McGeary/Washington
...TIME'S Los Angeles-based Show Business correspondent, Denise Worrell has often contended with the problem of gaining access to press-shy stars. "The hardest thing about reporting in Hollywood," she says, "is penetrating the thicket of people surrounding celebrities. Stars get heat rash in the constant glare of public scrutiny. If they do not have a thick skin, they get a thick entourage." Despite the difficulties presented by this fortress mentality, there is a need for it. Says Worrell: "Celebrities build barriers to protect themselves from the overcurious public. Unfortunately, a barrier can turn into a prison...
...doubt some of the loss of interest in cities can be explained by America's constant desire to discover new issues. This year's seems to be the search for an industrial policy. Part also relates to the declining political importance of cities. By 1970 more people lived in suburbs than in central cities, and that pattern has continued over the last decade. This shift in population, which is magnified when voter participation in considered, has made it harder for mayors to argue their case in Washington or state capitals. A set of internal political changes have reinforced this overall...