But Maureen has got into the habit of borrowing these items herself, because she obviously looks so great in them.
Just as the habit of reading is one best implanted in childhood, so too, of course, is the habit of borrowing books.
The consensus seems to be that consumers are back to their old bad habit of borrowing and spending, and that such an increase cannot be sustained.
Those cheap loans went somewhere, and the banks' risky levels of debt partly reflected Britain's habit of borrowing more than it saves.
His "Lemmy" nickname might have come from his habit of borrowing money – "Lemme have a quid" – to play slot machines, a passion of his throughout his life, though he later denied that was where its origins lay.
Detroit's problems have grown over many years, in part from what a state review team concluded were unrealistic budget estimates and a habit of borrowing money whenever the city ran out.
There's even some question whether New York's vaunted social life has produced enough original pacesetters to make one style stand out, since many of the more visible women around town are in the habit of borrowing dresses from designers.
But the Steinbergs had a habit of borrowing against their stock, and in May, a Cincinnati bank announced it had sold more than a million shares of stock the trust had used to secure a loan.
In the 1990s, emerging market governments were vulnerable because they had made a habit of borrowing abroad; when the inflow of dollars dried up, they were pushed to the brink.
With or without set-asides of tax revenue, bonds from New York have to be considered somewhat questionable because of the state's habit of borrowing to fund current outlays (as opposed to funding the construction of dormitories or anything else that might last).
