Word: afford
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Under such a system, the uniform price would probably be about $180 per term. This figure, of course, is higher than many freshmen now pay, but it would bring in enough revenue to compensate for those students who cannot afford the new price. More important, such a plan would allow each dormitory a representative cross section of the freshman class. And while it is unfortunate to pay as much for a room in Matthews as for one in Wigglesworth, the freshman would at least know that his chance of getting a good room was the same as everyone else...
...speech, Nixon exacted the sweet and subtle vengeance of polite politics. "We can't afford petty quarrels," he said. Then, with the gentleness of a new razor blade, he named and praised outstanding California Republicans. He had something good to say about U.S. Senators William F. Knowland and Thomas H. Kuchel; he mentioned former Governor (now U.S. Chief Justice) Earl Warren. But never once did he utter the name of Goodwin J. Knight. There was only a passing reference to "our present governor...
...Department's action has cast serious doubt on the United States' ability to conduct its foreign relations with maturity and rationality. Publication of the Yalta documents at this time was had in motive, in execution, in implications, and above all, in principle. The State Department--and the nation cannot afford many more such blunders...
...treatment for nonservice disabilities (at present, more than half of the 100,000 beds in VA hospitals are taken up by such cases at an estimated cost of $500 million a year). To get care for nonservice disabilities, veterans now have only to say that they cannot afford treatment elsewhere. Henceforth, recommended the Commission, such statements should be verified...
...make "ghee" of butter [Feb. 14] when there are plenty of people who have not tasted butter for years and could afford it if it were 40^?or even 50? a pound...