Word: constantly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...demands of a faction that has been sniping at him for years; instead, he has wooed the right, doing the minimum, and sometimes more, to keep it happy. Says Stuart Rothenberg, a political analyst with Paul Weyrich's Free Congress Research and Education Foundation: "He's like the constant suitor. He's always there with the candy and flowers...
...more serious note, however, since Mobuto took power in 1965. Zaire's government has been stable. Zaire has not been wracked by the constant civil war that has plagued other African nations...
...surface, then, totalitarianism in Beijing seems no more oppressive than a constant low-grade fever. Underneath, though, the town seethes. Even the silence is telling. Herded by their supervisors to the military museum's "True Story of Tiananmen Square" exhibit, those I see viewing it are stone-faced. Politically reliable cadres are everywhere, but so are wry smiles, especially when people see a giant blowup photograph of the man who defied a column of tanks, with a caption saying he had been spared because of the army's humanity...
...most tragic consequence of the drug trade is the toll it takes on innocent victims like Tiffany Moore, killed in crossfire during a shootout between rival drug gangs. More generally, the violence which accompanies drug trafficking victimizes entire neighborhoods, particularly in the African-American community, as the constant danger of crime drives private businesses to the suburbs and further isolates minorities in joblessness and poverty...
...last four minutes belonged to the Crimson, as the team applied constant pressure to a Scrooge-like Cardinal defense. D'Onofrio's last-second shot sailed over the net, sealing the victory for Stanford...