But why would we imagine that mere rhetoric could dislodge the deeply entrenched habits that lead to having children out of wedlock?

"It's an entrenched bad habit, like saving wing-broken birds and rescuing waterlogged spiders out of horse troughs."

It will take a giant leader who by sheer force of will moves the whole system against all the entrenched habits and interests.

It is far easier to prevent behaviour problems from developing than it is to correct them once they have become entrenched habits.

They see the Russians as upstarts with greater problems and more entrenched habits.

There was too much old entrenched habit and lack of talent to make up for.

One reason may be that flouting the samogon law is an entrenched habit.

The impulse to stay, to remain in the bar doing his uncle's bidding, had evidently become an entrenched habit.

Still, the shifting currency has moved far too little to alter entrenched habits.

Given the expense of gum removal and the entrenched habits of gum chewers, is cleanup worth it?