consistency

Asked about Fed independence amid mounting political pressure on the central bank to cut rates, Bostic pointed to the need for consistency.

Removed from the comforts of home — one of the last elements of consistency in her constantly shifting life — Linda is without proper refuge.

For retirement savers, this consistency, regular interest payments and senior position in the capital structure provide a good balance between income and downside protection.

We have a psychological drive called “consistency pressure” that pushes us to act consistently with our previous actions and beliefs and makes us feel uncomfortable when we don’t, USC’s Silver says.

Audiences in fast-growing markets like China often valued spectacle over narrative consistency, so it didn’t seem to matter if the movies strayed far from their roots.