When for so long you can't get a job for reasons that seem specious, you you finally do have it, you are constantly afraid of losing it.
The single life is not one I willingly chose for myself.
I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.
Being a novelty had its advantages.
Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience.
The better the coverage, the more discriminating the viewer.