Staying power
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>, “<span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="power">power</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> (<span word="FT">FT</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="December">December</span> 20, 2017): <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enduring">enduring</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="amidst">amidst</span> <span word="turbulences">turbulences</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Britian">Britian</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> (<span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>).</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>, <span word="May">May</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aftermath">aftermath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="unpopular">unpopular</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> (<span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p><p><span word="Unhappy">Unhappy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="speculating">speculating</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="May">May</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="weathered">weathered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="on">on</span> – <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>.</p><p><span word="Clearly">Clearly</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toughness">toughness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iron">Iron</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="rubbed">rubbed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iron">Iron</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Margaret">Margaret</span> <span word="Thatcher">Thatcher</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="power">power</span>” <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>, <span word="endure">endure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="persevere">persevere</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="composure">composure</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="amidst">amidst</span> <span word="criticisms">criticisms</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, “<span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="power">power</span>” <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="durability">durability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="Stay">Stay</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span>”, <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jazz">Jazz</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Meryl">Meryl</span> <span word="Streep">Streep</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="actress">actress</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p>
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