Word: accustomedness
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Rather than being skeptical of the application processes used by so many student groups, I would be skeptical of those who are so thoroughly discouraged by rejection. Harvard has many lessons to teach, and though many of us were all too accustomed to “not winning�...
Some residents, however, have become accustomed to the idea of Harvard developing the Mahoney's site and say a museum is preferable to other possible Harvard uses.
For a University accustomed to being on top, even Harvard's tie for second overall in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report's annual college rankings, could be seen as a slap in the face.
Even the most custom-crafted arrangements don't last forever. Parents remarry. New spouses bring in stepchildren. Kids grow up and move away. But by the time change is necessary, families accustomed to thinking imaginatively are often able to create a new design for living that suits their new family...
She says people, accustomed to the luxuries that accompany economic prosperity, are simply not willing to sacrifice eating out.