Word: habitable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Most people suffer from headaches at some time in their lives. Once doctors were in the habit of dismissing patients who came to them complaining of headaches as chronic crybabies, offering them little more than consolation and aspirin. Now physicians are taking headaches seriously. Headache units for both clinical work and research have been established at several major hospitals. Their work has led to better-but far from complete-understanding of man's ancient affliction...
...descended upon the somber community. Mauriac became front-page news, and an estimated 10 million Frenchmen tuned in for twice-a-day radio and television broadcasts from the center of town. The occasion for all of the hoopla: in one of the largest group efforts to kick the nicotine habit, 155 citizens of Mauriac decided to give up tobacco, cold turkey.* Their effort has been largely successful. More than 100 townspeople are still abstaining, another 38 have now taken the pledge, and hundreds more have cut down on their smoking...
...good idea, at least in theory, but it goes wrong here because of Mulligan's persistent habit of sentimentalizing every image, making each look like a picture on an antique candy box. He lavishes as much attention on an old ice wagon or a pitcher of lemonade as he does on a pivotal act of malevolence. The result is rather like trying to read an H.P. Lovecraft story printed inside a lacy valentine...
Well, he may not need the job, but he has become somewhat attached to it. He is probing the limitations of his power, and as he establishes boundaries, he becomes more comfortable in what he does. He has slowly broken his worst diplomatic habit of staring at the floor when he discusses unpleasant issues. And he has become more relaxed as his confidence has increased...
...rodeo slang that freely translates either as "dangerous bull" (the animal, not the conversational variety) or as a particularly accommodating woman. Examples of each species are at large in The Honkers, and they cause no end of mischief. Whether of the two-or four-legged variety, they have a habit of throwing the feckless hero, Lew Lathrop (James Coburn), into a ringtail loop...