Word: habit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Gore's habit of asking questioners to repeat their names if he didn't hear--a Clintonian campaign tactic in 1992--brought some moments of awkwardness...
Sarah E.M. Wood's article on the less than stellar role the United States plays in international relations (Op-Ed, Oct. 26) illustrated the profound need for increased public understanding of world affairs. Unfortunately, Americans have a rather irritating habit of welcoming isolationism and ignoring problems on the global level because they are someone else's. Like it or not, the nations of the world are becoming more interdependent and isolationism is an even more dangerous policy than it was in years past. I sincerely hope that the United Nations Week here at Harvard will at least raise student consciousness...
...sometimes catch Haynie wearing her small gold Mary Kay pin to classes. She makes a habit of asking acquaintances whether they've tried Mary Kay. Sometimes she hands out brochures to friends in the dining hall...
Informed adults should be free to take informed risks--including taking up smoking. Smoking initiation, however, often occurs during adolescence, when awareness of the health harms of tobacco use is limited. Neither is the addictiveness of the habit widely perceived. Furthermore, many studies show that, while youth may be aware of the risk of addiction, they may not personalize the risk...
...Clinton?s righteous indignation over those who had placed domestic politicking over foreign policy priorities raised a few eyebrows among some U.S. allies, who have long been concerned that the President has a habit of doing the same thing. "This was badly mishandled on both sides of Washington," says Calabresi. "The Republicans scheduled a vote and then tried but failed to find a way out. But the administration clearly hadn?t done nearly enough work to muster support for the treaty." Adds TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan, "It?s too bad that the President offered his most spirited defense...