Word: constant
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...disillusioned world that democracy can exist, can grow, and can flourish in this modern age. This is not a responsibility that can be shouldered merely by the adoption of many untried social reforms, but must be solved by hard work, by intelligent citizenship, by widespread public education, by constant vigilance, by rejection of old prejudices and outworn ideas and by a determination on the part of all the people to preserve their individual liberties so that their faith in democracy will be justified...
...industry, Ford depends almost entirely on its dealers' reports on consumer tastes. Chrysler's Head Statistician John Scoville spends most of his time studying registration tabulations, dealer suggestions and sales records, checks his findings with occasional direct surveys of buyer opinion. General Motors alone carries on constant customer research in the full sense of the word...
...seriously and detracts from what was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek farce, the film is thoroughly enjoyable. Very nearly as good is "Time Out For Murder," in which a reporter (Michael Whalen) solves an involved but ingenious murder. Chick Chandler, as Mr. Whalen's photographer and constant companion, contributes excellent humor throughout, and Gloria Stuart, as a beautiful bill collector turned detective, gives the picture the light touch needed to put it over...
...White House Physician Ross McIntire issued a bulletin on the Roosevelt health: "Weight constant at 188, muscle tone perfect, blood pressure better than normal...
...school, the station found that children's I. Q.s rose as much as 20 points. This was unexpected, as it had always been supposed that an individual's I. Q., which measures not knowledge or acquired skills but ability to learn, represented his native intelligence and remained constant...