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Word: habitability (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...strongly disagrees with what you're saying, ((Gates)) is in the habit of blurting out, 'That's the stupidest f -- -- ing thing I've ever heard!' People tell stories of Gates spraying saliva into the face of some hapless employee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diagnosing Bill Gates | 1/24/1994 | See Source »

...plot (e.g., Wayne tries to stage a concert) would not tax a 30-minute TV comedy. These sequels are not so much extensions of the original as they are dupes, with the tiniest tweaks of gags and attitude; this time, in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, the nuns do a rap number in addition to '60s Motown. These films are also "family" pictures, which means they bear a message -- though the message can be severe in the Home Alone '90s. Beethoven's 2nd teaches that if you mess with a pooch and his humans, you can get creamed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sequels Aren't Equals | 12/20/1993 | See Source »

...care reform, says the White House, but the desire to keep the package's overall cost down has already caused a cutback in the planned coverage. As currently contemplated, says Rosenthal, "the treatment the Administration is proposing will be almost useless in helping the hard- core user kick his habit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Political Interest Clinton's Drug Policy Is a Bust | 12/20/1993 | See Source »

...spirit includes meeting with President Clinton, Vice President Gore and other officials of a surprisingly friendly Administration. The recent alliances are a curious reversal of habit: the Americans, who watched Japanese carmakers bust up their market dominance, are countering that assault by building very Japanese-like bonds among themselves and with their government. "The three of us have had more direct contact with this Administration in the past nine months than existed for the past 12 years," says Eaton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: Back on the Fast Track | 12/13/1993 | See Source »

...Thai habit dictates that when a man visits anew town, he cannot say he's seen the place untilhe's had sex with the local women, Vithayasaisaid...

Author: By Ishaan Seth, | Title: AIDS On Rise In Asia | 12/1/1993 | See Source »

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