Several residents of Georgetown, which is tucked between rolling thickets of yellow aspens and tall pine trees, said they were accustomed to rescue missions for hikers and skiers who are stranded on the steep slopes that ring the area.
Right now the odds don't look great, but things may change for the better as the curators become accustomed to their expanded mission.
Navy pilots say that by flying patrol missions, they become accustomed to the Iraqi terrain and winds, and learn how the weather affects their infrared targeting systems, which generate images from the heat of the objects they detect.
The US diplomatic mission in Havana, long accustomed to reporting the commandante's diatribes against American tyranny, was not prepared for fan mail.
It takes one, maybe two missions for Tanner to become accustomed to his ability, and the fact he's in a coma, and from thereon he's absolutely up for anything.
Even do-good missions feed the appetite of viewers accustomed to supersize entertainment.
Even for local residents accustomed to the sights and sounds of the space missions, many anticipate the signs of a shuttle's safe return.
Iraqis surged to the polls on March 7, despite violence, raising hopes that the United States' mission of establishing a democracy in a country accustomed to tyranny could be successful.
The late-adolescent mission is, in a sense, meant to get Mormons accustomed to devoting a great deal of time to the Church.
Rather than receiving the support they had become accustomed to, South Sudanese forces got a strongly worded demand from the United Nations mission to withdraw.
