Another is Olive Oyl who is in a near-constant state of kidnapping, requiring her to be saved by Popeye.

In Puglia, which produces about forty per cent of Italy's olives, growers have been in a near-constant state of crisis for more than a decade.

Throughout the 15th and 16th centuries, the Mali Empire had been in near-constant state of decline.

Mr. Giuliani's life has been in a near-constant state of turmoil the last three weeks, much of it recorded by a persistent and expanding press corps.

That was how it was in Japan, a near-constant state of conflict.

Since 1620, Kongo and Portugal had been in a near-constant state of war with the only intervals coming after decisive BaKongo victories.

It's been in a near-constant state of update and revision on Bajor since then.

This was a group of people that had been born into near-bankruptcy and lived its formative years in a near-constant state of chaos.

Many of the microstates are in a near-constant state of low-intensity warfare.

It's left Washington in a near-constant state of gridlock.