twa

it was ever so

It has always been this way; this has always been the truth. Sometimes stylized as "’twas ever so." We should be disappointed to learn our political leaders are so deep in the pockets of corporations, but we should not be surprised. It was ever so. ’Twas ever so, unfortunately—the higher you are in a socioeconomic hierarchy, the more you depend on the exploitation of lower-class workers.
See also: ever

it was ever thus

It has always been this way; this has always been the truth. Sometimes stylized as "’twas ever thus." We should be disappointed to learn our political leaders are so deep in the pockets of corporations, but we should not be surprised. It was ever thus. ’Twas ever thus, unfortunately—the higher you are in a socioeconomic hierarchy, the more you depend on the exploitation of lower-class workers.
See also: ever, thus
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

it was ever thus (or so)

used as a humorous way of suggesting that despite claims of things having been better in the past nothing much alters. informal
1998 Bookseller Curious and surprising (to say the least) and depressing things happen. But it was ever so.
See also: ever, thus
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • it was ever so
  • it was ever thus
  • thus
  • as always
  • you can't always get what you want
  • never fails
  • always be on (one's) guard
  • the first step is always the hardest
  • first step is always the hardest
  • kiss the rod
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The space also includes museum exhibitions devoted to the New York Jet Age, TWA's history and the mid-century modern design movement.
Airport terminal reborn as modern TWA hotel
Working out of the TWA Flight Center was "an overwhelmingly exciting experience, and everyone around me felt the same," said Hugh Schoelzel, who went to work for TWA as a flight engineer in 1967 and retired as vice-president of corporate safety in 2004.
Bringing back a legacy to Kennedy International Airport
Unique design: The Leyard TWA Series is a unique flat panel LED video wall display offering a slim 54-inch cabinet and the finest pixel pitches available on the market today.
LEYARD DEPLOYS FLAT PANEL LED VIDEO WALLS
According to TWA's chairman Abdullah al-Sulaimani, his company's biggest sales propositions are the quick turnaround of OEM aircraft parts, its service expertise and its experience in emerging aviation markets.
Mideast aviation firm plans budget airline in Thailand
The time-domain methods can detect the TWA of nonstationary ECG signal in short time, and they have also been used on Holter data.
A time-domain hybrid analysis method for detecting and quantifying T-wave alternans
Time-weighted averages (TWA) of the variables-of-interest were derived for each 24-hour interval of MV for all patients.
Current oxygenation practice in ventilated patients--an observational cohort study
The plane crash that Somerhalder is referring to was the July 17, 1996 TWA Flight 800 that was Paris-bound.
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Winners in this year's competition are: John Lamkin, Lifetime Achievement Award; Ann Lombardi, Travel Radio Personality of the Year; Laurel Robbins, Travel Blogger of the Year; DM Banks, TWA Member of the Year; TR Threston, Travel Writer of the Year; Darley Newman, Travel Television Personality of the Year; and Susan Frost, Travel Photographer of the Year.
Travel Writers Association 2013 Award Winners for Excellence
Continuous electrocardiograms (ECGs) were recorded at rest and T-wave alternans (TWA) was computed by modified moving average analysis with QRS alignment for the artifact-free intervals of 20 beats along the V2 and V5 leads.
Controlled exposure study of air pollution and T-wave alternans in volunteers without cardiovascular disease
The TWA's role in this campaign has been to make the allegations of human rights abuses gender specific, and to pursue the rhetoric about women's rights violations in Chinese-occupied Tibet by collecting evidence for these abuses.
Becoming human, becoming women: strategies and new subjectivities within the Tibetan Women's Association/Insan olmak, kadin olmak: Tibet Kadinlari Birligi'ndeki Stratejiler ve Yeni Oznellikler
to 'twAA-' and 'twA-1+', respectively, from 'twA' and 'twA-1', with long-term outlook being positive.
TRC: Polaris securities upgraded to 'twAA-' on becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Yuanta FHC
Acting President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Syed Adil Anis stated this while speaking to a delegation of Traders Welfare Association (TWA) here, said a statement issued by the Chamber here.
ICCI asks CDA to shift Auto workshops
My wife, daughter and I were en route to Washington, D.C., but at the departure gate at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris we learned our Air Zaire ticket wouldn't be accepted by TWA. Berg, who happened to be at the TWA desk, explained our problem to representatives of a French airline, which issued us a ticket that TWA accepted, getting us to the United States.
Berg recalled
When he heard that TWA was hiring pilots, he joined the company.
North Star over My Shoulder: A Flying Life
A patient wearing a heart monitor for 18 to 24 hours could provide important data regarding T-wave alternans (TWA), a highly subtle abnormality in the heart's rhythm, as well as any abnormalities in heart rate turbulence (HRT), a measure of the heart's ability to adapt to changes.
2-in-1 test predicts heart trouble: a heart monitor test can gauge potentially life-threatening problems