Word: constant
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...like a mussel's shell"), then to dreams and lies ("I was born nowhere/And I live in a tree."). The next step led to lines beginning "I used to . . ." alternated with "But now I . . ." This especially charmed the kids, perhaps because it reminded them of their own constant physical change. First-Grader Andrea Dockery offered a typical thought...
...growth gap is measured in terms of constant dollars at the 1958 rate, in order to discount the effects of inflation...
Burning C.L Despite the almost constant friction between the carriers and their unions, only two other nationwide rail strikes have been called in this century−in 1946 and 1967. Neither lasted more than two days. The disputes leading to last week's strike go back 15 months, when the unions first made their demands. The National Mediation Board intervened, but gave up after eight months of fitfully trying to untangle the issues. Following a court order that forestalled a strike against three carriers last September, President Nixon appointed an emergency board to make recommendations for resolving the dispute...
Such actions might include protest marches, a citywide student strike, or civil disobedience against Federal offices or corporations, according to David I. Bruck '70-4, a member of the group. Unlike TDA, which ended after one march, the movement would make possible constant anti-war organizing, Bruck said yesterday...
Although all this sounds exceptionally unexciting, the noises grow on you very quickly. Side two, entitled "There Whale Trip" (get it?), was recorded too close to the ocean's surface so there is a constant rush of water in the background. "After a few moments of listening." the blurb on the jacket says, "you will learn to hear much as a whale probably does, ignoring the background noises and focusing on the whale songs." And once again, the blurb is right. There you are, thinking as a whale does, splashing along just under the surface. You may soon drive your...