Word: afford
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...great war has taught us a lesson which we cannot afford to forget, and the only way we can profit by what we have learned is to have universal military training. Military service has awakened in our young men a great feeling of patriotism and service. It has given them confidence in themselves, and made them straight-forward, virile, and honest. I feel sure that the decrease in crime resulting from universal military service would more than cover the cost of training. If all our young men could have a year in the army, I believe that...
...instructors whose time is taken up with work that belongs in the nursery and which is shirked by the high schools. When we have made all other reforms, if the cost of living demands it, we shall, as heretofore, increase the salaries of these instructors. But we cannot afford bribes to keep their noses to useless grindstones. We shall still their whines and sap their shoddy patronage of puppy yellow journals, but let it be clearly understood we appreciate that they are incapable of sacrifice...
...reasonable degree of discrimination they would instantly perceive that the conditions obtaining at the present time are far different from those of a century ago. At the time when Washington and Jefferson warned us against "entangling alliances" and Monroe promulgated his famous doctrine, the United States could well afford to stand for a complete isolation of the Western hemisphere from the disturbing influences of European diplomacy. We had no outlying possessions to command our attention in foreign parts; the two oceans surrounding us were deemed a sufficient barrier to prevent any serious interference in American affairs by the European powers...
...everyone agrees that more men should be encouraged to devote some of their time to exercise, and as it is seen that if equipment were provided more men would be given the advantage which they cannot now afford, and as the Athletic Association is clearly unable to make this its function, the University should devise some method whereby it could better control the financing of athletics, and purchase the outlay which is so essential to the physical development of its students. R. McA. LLOYD...
...Legal Aid Bureau has had a very successful career since it was started in 1914. Its purpose is to offer free legal aid and advice to those who cannot afford to consult an attorney. This year, since January 13, over forty cases have been submitted and considered. The work will probably be continued through the summer term, on account of the special session. The office of the Bureau is in the Cambridge Neighborhood House, Harvard and Moore streets...