Word: constantly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sympathy. He was equally at home by the side of a black-faced slate pl:cker, in the office of a captain of great industries and in the council room of the President of the United States. To one President ? Theodore Roosevelt ? he was a loyal, constant friend, a tower of strength and a flaming messenger of the Roosevelt gospel of the square deal. No one in the anthracite region needs to be told the story of that long, close friendship ? a friendship fruitful of prosperity and peace to this whole region...
Concluding, the note said: "In any event, the present situation, which is the source of constant difficulty, cannot be allowed to continue and the Allied Governments depend on the German Government to understand it is for the general interest for it to make an immediate favorable decision. They, therefore, expect the German Government will notify them as soon as possible, and in any case before June 30, that it accepts the proposition made in the present note concerning general inspection and the consequent limitation of control to five classes...
...Jane and Edward Williams, Shelley's constant associates at Pisa, called him "Ariel." Said Jane: "He comes and goes like a spirit, no one knows when or where." (Ariel, in medieval folklore, was a light, changeable spirit...
Twenty years ago the muskrat was often considered a worthless pest Dy farmers. Their skins brought as little as 25 cents apiece, and the swampy land in which they live was looked upon as valueless and unproductive. Today, muskrat fur is in constant demand at good prices and some muskrat swamps are now worth far more than nearby arable soil. In proportion as irrigation projects are reducing the swamp area of the country, both the muskrat and his habitat are gaining steadily in value...
...life the other side of the picture exhibits bright and enduring colors. Quite aside from the consciousness that one is doing great good, the personal satisfactions of a teacher's life are of a high order, hardly matched, to my way of thinking, in other callings. One is constantly in the company of men of culture and of intellect. A teacher who is really alive experiences the joy of creative work, both in his teaching and in whatever research or writing he may be able to do. Books and libraries are his daily food and drink. Although he must give...