Word: accustomedness
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Instead of providing low-cost energy, many of the plants are managerial and financial disasters that have produced higher electric bills. Moreover, a new generation accustomed to seeing the dark side of technology sometimes views nuclear power as the future that did not work.
This group is feared to be behind the grenade--killing of a Jewish demonstrator at a Peace Now march protesting the Lebanese invasion. And there is concern now in Israel over the weapons, explosives, and grenades that are missing from army stockpiles. These are disturbing developments for a population which...
The Chinese are accustomed to periodic drives to curb foreign influences. The latest effort was aimed at stemming the perceived dangers of Western mores at a time of increased contacts between Chinese citizens and Westerners. Officials raged against the "rotten" ideology, which "crumbles our faith [and] messes our thinking." Zealous...
But Gudmundsson refuses to heel. "Lucy is as much a part of the family as my children," growls the father of three. "Rather than part with her, we will emigrate and I will quit politics." Despite his dogged stand, the Finance Minister is on fairly safe ground: he may be...
Only 15% of the original beard is known to exist. Most of that is in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, but a 31 -in.-long fragment sits in a back room at the British Museum in London. The Egyptians want the missing link reinstated. The British have agreed to loan...