Word: afford
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...country who think it no less important to know the history of the great heritage that is ours than to be acquainted with the latest decisions and to such these volumes will be a source of interest, pleasure and profit, and no student of political or economic conditions can afford to overlook this source of information...
...national budget. We must have, in addition, an economy which consists not merely in securing a dollar's worth for every dollar spent, but that far less popular form of economy which imitates the prudent householder in doing without the things one wishes but cannot at the time afford. Economy, however, begins at the wrong end when it attacks the pay of government employes, who are justly entitled to pay equal to that they would receive from private employers for similar work...
...French delegation, while seeking to afford the lenders all legitimate security, is taking care that there shall be no impairment of the Versailles Treaty and no infringement upon French rights in the event that the rights of France are not safeguarded by collective action...
...last lap. The most hazardous point in the entire schedule is the stop in Greenland. Naval officers expressed apprehension as to the ability of the airmen to land on the ice with pontoons. Ice conditions are to be feared, as it will be impossible for the Navy to afford protection for the last 150 miles of the trip...
...tests successfully will be kept here from May to October. They will have the best teachers and will be trained in six or seven operas. In October a company will be sent out to tour the country. It will give really good opera at a price most people can afford−perhaps $3 or $4 for the best seats. In coming years, it is expected that at least six or seven companies will be sent...