Word: habitant
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...that chokes off the full range of benefits that are available at white colleges. There is no sense in waiting for all black students to move to embrace these variegated success-patterns as a precondition for any particular black doing so. There is, after all, a massive weight of habit surrounding the past decade of black solidariy behavior, and nowhere has it been overcome tout de suite...
...possible to build his empire. Engelhard had friends in high political places in the U.S. as well. A generous contributor to the Democratic party, Engelhard was confidante to both Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. Often, Engelhard's cultivation of American politicos caused embarassment for the U.S. Johnson, especially, made a habit of sending Engelhard as a U.S. representative to African state ceremonies. In 1964, for instance, Engelhard asked the president to send him as U.S. representative to Zambia's independence ceremonies. Johnson agreed, and throughout black Africa, where Engelhard was universally viewed as a persona non grata, African leaders reacted with...
...momentum when four minutes into the second quarter Potysman came up with the play that both Joe Restic and Colgate coach Fred Dunlap agreed was the gamebreaker. "We've failed to develop a freewheeling offense," said Dunlap, "and when we try to open it up we have a habit of hurting ourselves...
...Angeles Dodgers have never made a habit of playing exciting baseball against anybody except the San Francisco Giants, and if the playoff for the National League pennant had been between those two teams, people might still be talking about the opening game...
There is also runway walking. Christine's arms must not swing too much, a habit acquired "from all those years playing flute in high school marching bands." The judges, she learns, may frown on her droopy right shoulder. At J.C. Penney's, Christine makes for the dressing room with a slinky green gown. She beckons Charlotte for a second opinion, her ex pression uncertain, one arm modestly shielding the bodice. "My mom used to buy me bras that were too big," she mourns. "She said I'd grow into them. I didn...