Word: constantly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Lynching Day. Governor Slaton, after lengthy hearings and a deathbed appeal for clemency from the trial judge, commuted Frank's sentence to life imprisonment. "I can endure misconstruction, abuse and condemnation," he said, "but I cannot stand the constant companionship of an accusing conscience which would remind me that I, as governor of Georgia, failed to do what I thought to be right . . . It means that I must live in obscurity the rest of my days, but I would rather be plowing in a field than to feel that I had that blood on my hands...
Nevertheless, despite two major operations and the aid of his fellow men, Hubert Harris could not stand the constant drain. One morning last week he died. He had taken more whole blood transfusions, the doctors claimed, than any other man in so short a time...
Black Tuesday (United Artists) stars Robinson as a Big Caesar. He's in the death house, see? But on execution night, his moll (Jean Parker) has planned a daring jail break. Everything will go well, if only that Negro down the hall stops his constant wailing of the blues. There is also another condemned prisoner, and Eddie will take him along, because this guy knows where to find 200 Gs. Then, too, there are a steady-eyed priest, a good guard, a bad guard, and a good, dumb crime reporter. After the well-engineered escape, Eddie, the boys...
...places undue emphasis on actually meaningless grade differences. "The difference between a high C and a low C may only be a few points," Glenn said, "but it represents several hundred places on the rank list. Since the law firms tend to emphasize class standing, a student is under constant pressure to improve his grades...
...Council's credits, nevertheless, far outweigh these few debits. Its sense of responsibility, inner harmony, and reasoned approach to problems should be constant guideposts for the incoming Council...