Word: constant
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...ideological stripes, who have made the perfectly reasonable decision that federal office is not financially viable. (One has to wonder about Geraldine Ferraro's present feelings along this line.) Washington is an expensive city; the long-term consequences for our political leadership may indeed be dire if the constant attacks by national journalists (presumably, well-paid) on the financial dealings of political appointees do not assume a more rational base...
According to Archbishop John Quinn of San Francisco, chairman of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' doctrinal committee, the Vatican had no choice but to defend "the clear and constant teaching of the church that deliberately chosen abortion is objectively immoral." Under the disciplinary provisions of the church, the nuns who have been admonished will have to decide in the coming weeks whether to disavow their statement or face dismissal. Some nuns have already indicated that they will not back down, even though they oppose abortion. Says Sister Donna Quinn of Chicago, executive director of Chicago Catholic Women and past...
...Year (the computer) has been the result of a long and thorough process. Senior members of the editorial staff and bureau chiefs around the world submit their nominations, which are then reviewed by Managing Editor Ray Cave and Time Inc. Editor in Chief Henry Grunwald. The criterion remains constant: the Man of the Year is the person who, for better or worse, has most significantly influenced the events of the past twelve months...
...John E. McCarthy, traffic supervisor for the Cambridge Police Department, agrees that bicycles and automobiles often seem locked in a constant battle over the streets...
Jack Morse, deputy chief of the Harvard Police Department, says keeping cyclists from riding in heavily used pedestrian areas poses a constant problem. "I don't think anyone wants to hurt anyone," Morse says. "Bikers have great faith in their ability to avoid a pedestrian but no matter what, riding at high speeds offers a constant danger to people walking...