Word: habited
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...their plans and vision into effect. The illusion is that ideas about how the world works (and should work) have any connection at all to the policy that emerges from the legislative process. The media, Grieder argues, play no small part in propagating this myth of feasibility through their habit of "portraying each new wave of policymakers, regardless of party, as bold and tough-minded rationalists...
...embittered that he insisted on always wearing a black tie, since "every Japanese should be in mourning." But in the early '60s, Nakasone was deeply impressed by the political style of the late Robert F Kennedy, from whom he picked up the very un-Japanese habit of shaking hands with everyone he meets...
Despite his pleasant, outgoing personality, Nakasone has drawn surprisingly sharp criticism from some of his fellow politicians. His nickname is Weathervane, because of his habit over the years of shifting allegiances between competing party factions. He is also handicapped by his close ties to the tainted Tanaka. At week's end Nakasone appointed no fewer than seven Tanaka supporters to his 21-member Cabinet. In 1972 Nakasone threatened to sue a Japanese magazine after it charged that he accepted a $2.3 million bribe from Tanaka in exchange for political support. The court action failed to materialize. The charge...
This is no new habit. The people have endured for me as long as I can remember Even before I could read. I would nab the magazine as soon as the mailman delivered it, and look for the pictures of the movie and TV starlets lurking under the big heading. "P-E-O-P-L-E" Call me a populist if you must. I love the "People" section. And I've got a pretty good hunch that I'm not the page's only fan. I think everybody reads...
Just beginning to tabulate the other kinds of costs, Rozelle said, "A bunch of money was lost that the owners and players will never recover," at least $250 million. "I think there is going to be a fan turnoff." If, indeed, families have licked the habit of Sunday football, some would say that something good has come out of the strike. "At least one good thing has," New England Quarterback Matt Cavanaugh said. "My wife is pregnant...