Word: afford
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week, on the day of voting, Johnson was ready. With the approval of Minority Leader William Knowland, Johnson demanded that the Case charges be investigated by a special Senate committee-but not until after the gas-bill vote. "The Senate of the U.S. can ill afford to prostrate itself before phantoms," thundered Johnson. "This is no time for hesitation." The Senate did not hesitate; it followed its leaders and defeated all efforts to postpone a vote. After 10½ hours of maneuvering, the gas bill was passed and sent to the President by a vote of 53 (22 Democrats...
NATO's troubles with Herr Schäffer began in December, when Schäffer told the NATO council that the most prosperous country in Europe could not afford any more than 9 billion Deutsche Marks ($2 billion) a year for defense during the three-year period required to build a twelve-division army. The NATO allies pointed out indignantly that this was only 5.5% of West Germany's gross national product, proportionally only half what the U.S. and Britain are contributing. Grumbling, they finally accepted Schäffer's figure for 1956 because the German army...
...income of a few absentee landlords. Another of its aims is slum clearance. Of the houses moved out under this program, most would be pre-1890. Many without efficient central heating and in districts where the average family rent runs around $20 a month. In these areas residents could afford better housing, if there were...
...think it is quite obvious," said Knight, "that Vice President Nixon has more friends in the Eisenhower Administration than does Knowland." Then, indicating that he would support Nixon if necessary, he added: "We have our intraparty rifts in California, but we cannot afford permanent differences...
...modernization) loan from $2,500 to $3,500 and the maximum repayment period from three to five years. Home improvement alone, guessed one builder, might be a $10 billion industry this year. Housing men also expect more higher-priced houses will be built. Said one builder: "People can afford to buy better houses, and we have had to raise standards and prices after ten years of building cheeseboxes...