Why do we continually give second, third ― seemingly infinite ― chances to brilliant men who have done wrong?
We then sat through a school lesson that seemed to last a bit too long, as Betty continually gave us several coded messages about the coming Apocalypse.
The first 20 minutes of the second half was as dour as the first 20 of the opening half and Everton's fans voiced their frustrations as their team continually gave away possession.
Addams' radical pragmatism ultimately had a feminist dimension as she continually gave voice to women's experience, addressed women's issues, and saw a vibrant social democracy as only possible if there was full participation by both men and women.
Frazier rallied impressively, dominating with power left-handed shots and his patented toughness that continually gave Ali fits.
Band manager Paul McGuinness revealed in 2007 that much of the confrontation with the police was exaggerated; the group were hoping to get shut down by the authorities in order to dramatize the music video, but the police continually gave them extensions for shooting the video.
We are more concerned about continually giving untold billions in tax breaks to businesses that still are not hiring even though they have recorded record profits and are sitting on over one trillion dollars in capital.
And we continually have disputes.
Indeed, in the sense that each of us is continually giving shape to the stories we tell to and about ourselves, there is continuity between what we read and see and our own lives.
"We need variety in the talent pool and people who think differently to their peers to continually give the best solutions to clients, but we also need all the talent to understand the fundamentals".
