It would provide continuous cover across all the different spending brackets, thereby avoiding the gap in the Republican package.

ECONOMIST: Medicare

Ancient woodlands are defined as any area which has been under continuous tree cover for at least 400 years.

BBC: Trees being felled in Yorkshire woods

If you were lucky enough to earn a job with good benefits after recovering from a devastating injury, the insurance might not cover your needs, and nobody could promise your continuous employment (and thus continuous access to your insurance).

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