Word: steadfastedly
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...when we do, we learn again that it wasn't built for speed--it was built to last, for the ages of ages. So in a time of severe impatience, it is teaching us, among other things, to be steadfast. The Founders, astride an age of enlightenment and revolution, did not want power transferred quickly or easily or often. They knew much more about taking power by force than we ever will--and the risks of anarchy that go with it. By comparison, what's going on here is almost an innocent minuet. It doesn't happen very often...
Raymond J. Kartwicki describes himself as a steadfast Democrat. He will be voting for Vice President Al Gore '69 in the upcoming presidential election and he says he eventually plans to work in public policy...
...fantastic person to know and to work with," McCormick said yesterday. "She is very smart, very devoted to the arts on a deep level and her commitment to undergraduates is always steadfast and has always been admirable...
...sure which legacy he wants most. Age 70 and ailing, presumably from a nervous disorder--Parkinson's, some say--Arafat is desperate to preside over a newly born, independent Palestinian state. But he has also seized upon a competing priority--preserving his place in history as a steadfast nationalist hero. To reach agreement with Israel on the terms of statehood would require profound compromises on what have long been almost sacred Palestinian demands. Arafat's great fear--his "obsession," says an aide--is that if he makes these concessions, he will be pilloried as a traitor to his people instead...
...Unionized staff and some managers may protest, but the executives in Mayer's own office remain steadfast in their support of their boss...