Word: accustomedness
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Some people, however have grown so accustomed to the practice of in conveniencing others that they may have forgotten how to act courteously. It is for their benefit than list of guideline follows:
The mood has changed abruptly from the soporific to the macabre. And yet despite some grisly testimony, Polish public reaction to the trial of four Polish secret policemen for the abduction of Father Jerzy Popieluszko remains subdued. Poles have grown accustomed to switching on the state-controlled radio broadcast at...
Reinterpretation and updating have long kept classic plays limber. Audiences today are accustomed to gospel versions of Sophocles or Paleozoic resettings of Shakespeare. But Sophocles and Shakespeare live on Parnassus. Beckett lives in Paris, and he threatened an injunction to block the Endgame production. Just before opening night, both sides...
The first of every year is often marked by fresh resolutions, but last week China's government workers experienced an especially bracing change. Instead of the traditional two-hour lunch break, which usually allowed time for a nap, they were permitted only an hour off. Though the cutback had been...
A. When you are put into a brand-new situation, it takes a while to get accustomed, to know what is expected of you, and as you know, the first year was a terrible year. That year is almost wiped out for me. Now I have more self-confidence. It...