Word: accustomedness
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Be it earthquakes or the New Economy apocalypse, San Franciscans are accustomed to treading on the rubble of yesterday's talk of the town. But some collapses are more symbolic than others, and last Friday's news that the Industry Standard would cease publication was the dotcom equivalent of the...
Early in the evening of Jan. 1, 2000, a nearby hospital telephoned the Eagan center to inquire about a resident brought in earlier that day; no one answered the phone. The hospital called the police, who had become accustomed to dealing with the Eagan center. (According to police records, aides...
It may seem an obvious point, but Kutz finds in her clinical practice that couples don't automatically think of turning to relatives for help. "Modern, high-functioning adults are accustomed to solving their problems on their own or with money. Often they aren't used to thinking of relatives...
Initially, it surprised me. But now I’ve become accustomed to the pitying and disdainful “Oh, she’s from the Midwest” glance. (If you’ve never experienced this, just imagine the look on someone’s face after...
Still, to hear Powell praising the "gifted" Chinese leadership and stressing cooperation with Beijing might well have caused something of a disconnect for many Americans more accustomed to hearing the Bush team describe China in more menacing tones. That may have been the political purpose of Secretary Powell's joint...