Word: steadfast
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...mayor, Democrat Frank Rizzo gloried in tough talk and a no-nonsense image. He relished admonishing criminals to get the hell out of town. He was outspoken and steadfast in his support of a police department that was regarded by black leaders and liberals as particularly highhanded and even brutal, especially while he had been its chief, in the patrolling of Philadelphia's black neighborhoods. When he tried to amend the city charter in 1978 so he could run for a third consecutive term, blacks registered and voted in unprecedented numbers in a successful effort to checkmate his move...
...addition to increased student interest in improving Currier, residents credit the steadfast support of the Masters Dudley and Georgene Herschbach for changes in their tenure. "The Masters are a dynamic force. They give 100 percent--sometimes 120 percent--support. They consider Currier their own," explains Viola...
SOMETHING, though, has changed in Israel. Begin would easily be brought back to power if elections were held tomorrow and most Israelis condone the war. But for the first time, questions were asked and doubts continue to linger. In 1956, 1967 and 1973, Israelis were steadfast in their conviction that their country was on the proper course and had only done what was necessary to insure survival. Now, no one is really sure...
Some critics may oppose these steadfast adherents to the Salada philosophy. Maybe they should learn to "Listen before judging, think before speaking "and realize that" Truth and oil always come to the surface...
...Jackson has toned down the music, but the message becomes more lucid. Jackson presents himself as an inspired and controlled artist. No longer does he seem to try to intimidate. A man of many guises, he now sometimes finds his ardent sentimentalism hard to suppress and discards his formerly steadfast bitterness. In Night and Day, Jackson has combined his many sides to produce his most entertaining, musically satisfying and emotionally gratifying work to date...