Word: constantly
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Living in prison for six years under constant threat of death wonderfully concentrated Spenkelink's mind. He spent hours reading the Bible and such works as the mystic prophecies of Edgar Cayce...
Besides, in democratic process, there is a constant interaction between leaders and led, between the people's mood and the politician's watchful calculation of it. The two intersect in Congress, which seems to be dissolving into dreary incoherence. Congress, with its delicate Geiger counters of mood all activated and ticking gently, refused even to grant the Administration stand-by authority to ration gas-although it is true that Carter's approach on that subject was notably clumsy...
...Intensive care units, whether for newborn infants, postsurgical patients or those with heart problems, provide, as the name implies, constant surveillance and therapy. Because they have the most sophisticated gadgetry outside the operating room and require a staff-to-patient ratio twice that needed elsewhere in the hospital, they are very expensive services to run. The intensive care unit accounts for about 15% of all hospital costs. Coronary care units may charge $400 to $500 a day. Yet, say some doctors, no one is sure whether survival rates are higher than would occur with care in regular hospital beds. Some...
Although he is well known for his constant optimism, Deutsch does predict that the world will face severe challenges in the years ahead. "We may soon face crises and catastrophes compared to which the depressions and wars of the first half of this century will seem minor," he warns, his German accent thickening to underscore the dangers. "The first crisis we may face is that of an arms race in a world of nuclear arsenals and weapons of mass destruction. This could start in the next 12 months if the SALT treaty fails in the Senate. The second crisis...
...CORE COURSES came out last week with the expected fanfare. After all, it is the first Faculty review of undergraduate instruction in ten years. Sadly, only Dean Rosovsky's showmanship seems able to provoke consideration of the educational experience of the undergraduate. This should be an issue of more constant concern...