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Jackson said she had some problems with covert racism in her first rooming group. Since she came from a primarily white high school, Jackson said, "I was probably more accustomed to being with [my roommates] than they were to being with me."

Author: By Amy B. Shuffelton, | Title: Styles Change, But the Problems Remain | 4/26/1989 | See Source »

Accustomed to the godlike treatment accorded surgeons, Koop was stunned by the viciousness of Washington, which has neither gods nor heroes. Every day he would go to his temporary office on the seventh floor at the Department of Health and Human Services. Every day the phone wouldn't ring. His...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Doctor Prescribes Hard Truth: C. EVERETT KOOP | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

Donovan, who has led his midfield cohorts to a 68 percent face-off success rate on the season, has entered the scoring column before. But Vogel is less accustomed to the limelight.

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Laxmen Slide By UVM, 14-7 | 4/7/1989 | See Source »

Haskall's aggressive style--which focuses on stealing bases, hit-and-runs and suicide squeezes--promises to pay greater dividends as Harvard becomes more accustomed to game play.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Perfect Pitching Paces Batswomen Over Break | 4/4/1989 | See Source »

Much as the Nationalists want Botha to resign, there are no signs that they will muster the audacity to force him out. They are too accustomed to subservience and too respectful of his position to challenge him politically. Talk in party circles now centers on a face-saving compromise under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa Return of the Great Crocodile | 3/27/1989 | See Source »

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