Whatever else may have come apart within Mr. Blagojevich in recent months, one quality, unabashed ambition, has been a constant, his colleagues and his critics say.
But he found that the one irritation of his job was his colleagues' constant references to the past, to perfumes that had disappeared, as most do, into oblivion.
That is due, in part, to his attentiveness; he is in constant contact with colleagues, and even reserves a pocket in his suit for their written requests.
Kaunda did not himself belong to any major ethnic group, but his continuation in power required constant reshuffling of colleagues in the party and the government to preclude the emergence of a rival.
Do you feel the need to stay in constant touch with colleagues and friends?
Similarly, it might not be viable in certain jobs to supply more hours, if those hours can only be supplied late in the evening, on weekends, or at home for example, because those particular jobs require constant interaction with colleagues or clients.
"Helping younger people along — that was a constant," Kurt Fischbeck, a former colleague of Gilman's who now works at the National Institutes of Health, told me.
deathbyburrito.com Maggi trick A bottle of Maggi seasoning, a dark and potent brew, is a constant presence in one colleague's kitchen cupboard.
There are, of course, downsides to the constant tracking of business colleagues.
Our students included Marshall Berman, Peter Burke, Steven Lukes, Edward Nell and Bertell Ollman, and among the colleagues in constant attendance was Isaiah Berlin.
Thus, Tennison battles the constant sexism of her colleagues, who ignore and belittle her, while fighting to land cases and placing her professional ambition above personal happiness.
