Word: afford
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...some cases from several angles. The footwork and position of the player's body before and at the moment of contact between racket and ball is shown. Coach H. L. Cowles will point out the technique of the players and demonstrate methods of each play. The films thus afford an excellent opportunity to study the world's tennis champions at their best
...purpose of the Deutscher Verein is to afford members of the University an opportunity for discussing modern German activities, literary, political, and artistic. In order to accomplish this end, prominent German authorities will address the club, after which an informal discussion among members will be in order...
...other end of the war would at once be undertaken by Chang Tso-lin, Manchurian dynast, who could not afford to let Shansi fall into Feng's clutch...
Everyone is sorry for professors; the idea is not a new one. It makes no student happy to see his learned and witty instructor pushing a baby-carriage because he cannot afford a nurse, wearing butter and eggs on his old vest because he cannot afford a new vest, slushing along without rubbers because he cannot afford a wife. Too bad; they ought to get more money. Editors have said it, bankers, statesmen, industrialists have said it; the country ought to raise their salaries. How much of a raise has generally been left vague, but not by one Frank Bohn...
That universities can afford to pay this, Dr. Bohn maintains in good scholarly fashion by printing a list of some recent donations to institutions of the "higher" learning, and adding up the sum-$1,585,500,000. Said...