Word: habit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...forays back to the wilds of forgotten Brooklyn, where he doesn't mind stumping amidst a sea of pug noses and red hair, the governor hasn't been able to charm all those blue-collar and ethnic voters who grew up voting Democratic but wouldn't mind breaking the habit. Given the chance to vote for Duryea--a moderate conservative, almost a city dweller, a man who says he understands the city and its needs--the Carey-haters may well bolt the ticket with hardly a twinge of partisan guilt...
...that chokes off the full range of benefits that are available at white colleges. There is no sense in waiting for all black students to move to embrace these variegated success-patterns as a precondition for any particular black doing so. There is, after all, a massive weight of habit surrounding the past decade of black solidariy behavior, and nowhere has it been overcome tout de suite...
...possible to build his empire. Engelhard had friends in high political places in the U.S. as well. A generous contributor to the Democratic party, Engelhard was confidante to both Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. Often, Engelhard's cultivation of American politicos caused embarassment for the U.S. Johnson, especially, made a habit of sending Engelhard as a U.S. representative to African state ceremonies. In 1964, for instance, Engelhard asked the president to send him as U.S. representative to Zambia's independence ceremonies. Johnson agreed, and throughout black Africa, where Engelhard was universally viewed as a persona non grata, African leaders reacted with...
...momentum when four minutes into the second quarter Potysman came up with the play that both Joe Restic and Colgate coach Fred Dunlap agreed was the gamebreaker. "We've failed to develop a freewheeling offense," said Dunlap, "and when we try to open it up we have a habit of hurting ourselves...
...Angeles Dodgers have never made a habit of playing exciting baseball against anybody except the San Francisco Giants, and if the playoff for the National League pennant had been between those two teams, people might still be talking about the opening game...