Oddly for any novel, especially one with a relentless emphasis on "journeying," these characters don't change very much over the course of the book.

The remark reflected a common Democratic theme in the 1992 campaign, a relentless emphasis on domestic issues and a growing demand to redirect spending from overseas to the home front.

Robbins came from a remarkable immigrant family that had fled pogroms and endured countless hardships in the United States and put a relentless emphasis on its children's education.

There's a relentless emphasis, though, on what everything costs.

The relentless emphasis on the hidden role of oil makes the promotion of democracy seem like a devious cover or lame excuse.

And his manner fits the message he has been carrying to the party caucuses this week: a relentless, results-oriented emphasis on winning.

Some borrowing is necessary for capital household needs, transportation, education and housing, but the relentless emphasis on "borrow, buy and pay later" is most unsound.

The criticism of Mr. Turner, like the praise, centers on his relentless emphasis on work.

So, after a decade of relentless emphasis on what the private sector could do, public attention is being drawn to what it cannot do without government help.

Mr. Perot's relentless emphasis on eliminating the deficit found a receptive audience here.