Word: affordability
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...Over the last few months, the committee has been reaching out broadly to individuals and organizations across the University,” Harvard spokesman John D. Longbrake said in an e-mailed statement. “We understand and support the committee’s decision to afford everyone who wants to be heard an opportunity to share his or her thoughts directly with committee.”Sangu J. Delle ’10, president of the Black Men’s Forum, said in an e-mail statement that he met with the Task Force last Wednesday...
...Republicans would prefer that no taxpayer money be given to Detroit, which finds itself on the verge of bankruptcy after years of mismanagement. In their minds, any handouts would just postpone the inevitable demise (or at least painful restructuring) of the industry. But most Republicans realize they can't afford to be blamed for letting hundreds of thousands of more Americans lose their jobs at the holidays, and many in their ranks believe that the outgoing leader of their party should take the political hit by authorizing the use of TARP funds himself...
...mission of the Harvard Scholars at Risk Program is to afford Harvard fellowships to those who experience persecution in their own countries to give them...a safe intellectual environment,” said Jacqueline Bhabha, director of the University Committee on Human Rights Studies and a creator of the program...
...Relying on crisis to mobilize us is a luxury we have never been able to afford. Infrastructure decays slowly, and yet roads erode, bridges collapse, and levees fail. Some problems have existed so long that we forget there is any alternative until the Europeans figure it out first: universal health care, lower teenage pregnancy, access to higher education. Some, like the national debt, have become so large that successive administrations have simply passed them on and hoped they explode on someone else’s watch...
...Moscow Millionaire Fair looking for a carpet for the front hall of their newly remodeled apartment in the center of the city. But they're having trouble deciding on colors and how many knots they want per square inch. Then there's the matter of whether they can actually afford to spend $155,000 on a carpet at the moment. "No one knows what will happen next with the financial crisis," Kazakov says. "Everyone is waiting to see." His wife adds, as she continues to walk down the length of the display, "But when you want something ..." (See pictures...