Word: habitable
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...should also like to say that my definition of politics means getting elected to public office as opposed to working as a research assistant or executive advisor. I mean votes, people and that kind of grubby business. And by intellectual, I mean that habit of thought which tends to view events intelligently and humanely in their long-term social and historical context. It's not a very satisfactory definition and I certainly don't mean to include first-rank intellectuals with a total commitment to the academic or editorial community...
...that until the oil begins to flow in volume, a nearly bankrupt Britain will be dependent on the support and good will of the Community's richer members. "Dear Harold," Schmidt said, "you still have two or three difficult years ahead of you. The Community is in the habit of coming to the aid of its members in difficulty. In the event of another economic crisis, there would be great need for the common front of all members. If you run [the Community] aground, certainly Germany will survive more easily than Great Britain...
Brown had entered the contest with a three-game winning streak, which included an easy victory over Cornell, but the Bruins have a habit of capsizing in big games. Against a Harvard squad, though, which has yet to get its act together, Brown not only remained afloat, but whenever there was any danger of springing a leak, the holes were filled quicker than you can say Thurston Howell...
...habit of being boss," Kilbridge said. "At Harvard no one is boss...
...challenging for the title, this does not mean to accept four automatic looses to Princeton and Penn before even taking the floor against these Ivy hoop goliaths. Nor does it mean quitting eight minutes after the opening tap if you happen to fall behind early, as has been the habit of past squads...