Word: habitability
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...rigorously logical mind, he speaks little, uses few adjectives, and is famous among associates for his often disconcerting habit of developing thoughts in half a dozen brief sentences and then refusing to say a word more...
...Publick Theater, out of the sheer force of habit, continues its ancient practice of producing The Tempest and Wilde's Salome on alternating nights on Soldiers Field Road in Allston. Audiences have been grumbling about the quality of the performances, but professionalism has never been the Publick's strong point. It is a nice community theater in convivial surroundings. Tickets are relatively cheap and people get high during the performances. What could be nicer...
Israel has never been in the habit of turning the other cheek to fedayeen raids. Far more customary has been instant retaliation, delivered via ground and air and often focused on the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon that have been fertile breeding grounds for fedayeen. But following the June 24 attack on the Israeli seacoast town of Nahariya that cost four Israeli and three Arab commando lives, there was no response-possibly in deference to President Nixon's Moscow trip, possibly because Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres was in Washington, D.C., shopping for new weapons...
...have the habit of falling into ruts, of overcovering the same familiar figures and failing to seek newer talent. The process, says John Gardner, head of the public lobby Common Cause, represents "bad horticulture," for it destroys the seedbeds of fresh leadership...
This will be possible only if the Government in turn is reasonably open, does not cheat as a matter of habit, does not use appeals to national security and secret classifications as a means to hide from the people or protect it self politically...