Word: habit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Crimson continued its habit of starting thegame slow and playing strong late in the game. Inthe first period, Harvard was out-drawn infaceoffs...
...Tsutsumi tsunami, "There's nothing wrong with Japanese industrialists donating millions of dollars to Samaranch's project. There is something wrong with Samaranch or someone else on the I.O.C.--and I'm not saying it happened--turning around and voting for Nagano because of it." Samaranch, as is his habit, said money spent to lure the Olympics had nothing to do with him: "Nobody's pushing them to spend this fortune or not to spend this fortune...
Warning: cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your...marriage? Well, yes. New research finds smokers are 53% more likely to divorce than nonsmokers. Granted the filthy habit is a turnoff, but the real reason behind the breakups may be that smokers are more likely to suffer from problems like depression and anxiety--which can shake up any marriage...
Share and care. Last year, Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson adopted the annoying habit of dodging valid questions on the fate of Radcliffe. Consequently, students were kept in the dark during most of the discussions. This is unacceptable...
...Ellis' annoying habit of naming the songs that are playing in the background, or even quoting them, as he does with Oasis' "Champagne Supernova", comes across like an effort to give a soundtrack to the entire book. Perhaps this is all a parody of how celebrities or people in general think in the modern world, but surely the point could be made with less. As it stands, all the names merely detract from Victor's troubles...