Word: habited
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...State Department, which used to give the impression that it wouldn't stoop to retaliation, has since developed the habit. Last week it struck back at Rumania. With undisguised relish, State notified the seven-member Rumanian diplomatic staff in Washington that henceforth they were to stay within a 35-mile radius of the capital, leave the area only by specific permission from the State Department's Chief of Protocol. Short of living in Red Rumania, there were few diplomatic punishments as bad as spending an unrelieved summer in the jungle heat of Washington...
...heresies have won him wide respect and an unparalleled political career. Mayor of Tokyo for nine years and twice a cabinet minister, he was elected to the first Japanese Diet in 1890 and has been a member of every one since. Says his daughter, "Voting for father is a habit passed from one generation to another. It's like a faith...
High as any jockey could be on his horse,* Arcaro thought the Prince might turn out to be "one of the greatest horses of our day"-except for his habit of getting away slowly, "in a class with Citation." Next month's mile-and-a-half Belmont Stakes, third and longest race in the triple crown, would be a major test. On pedigree, Hill Prince should like the extra distance; his sire, Princequillo, did. Said Arcaro: "We should have clear sailing...
Restaurants reported that their customers would have to relearn the habit of eating five courses instead of three. Complained one waiter: "They have forgotten how to eat." Another reason for Britons' timidity: in spite of their delight that the control is gone and with it the house charge, surtax and other added fees, they cannot afford many of the goodies...
...feel I should thank you for your article on Ideologies. For months I have intended to stop reading TIME, but the habit was strong...