Word: affordability
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...oncologist, Dr. Jiang Zefei is trained to save lives. Working in China's mediocre health system, this is rarely an easy task. Patients typically cannot afford basic care, and up-to-date medicine often isn't even available. Recently, though, Jiang has gained an unexpected helping hand: global clinical drug trials...
...attributes Casual Corner's demise to a fundamental shift in how people shop. "The middle-market shopper went like this," says Del Vecchio, raising one hand and lowering the other. "Middle customers started buying what was not aspirational at Wal-Mart, and with the money saved, they could now afford a Coach handbag instead of one from Casual Corner...
...some in the audience wanted to hear Volcker’s opinions on the American economy. But Volcker was reluctant to comment directly on domestic issues, though he wasn’t beyond dropping hints. “We have been spending more in this country than we can afford,” he said. “We can’t afford to keep indefinitely spending six to seven percent more than we are producing. “We have had a happy time in the financial markets, which have led to some considerable excesses which are going...
...realization that Native Americans are not America’s peculiar toy to jerk around—they are a people as distinctive as any. It may not correct the massive injustices dealt to Native Americans in the past, but the death of Chief Illiniwek will at least afford them basic respect...
...prepare their clients' defense ahead of a hearing on the question of pre-trial detention. That hearing will take place Wednesday; in the meantime, Ieng Sary and Ieng Thirith are being held in custody at the ECCC, the judges said. The Iengs have also said that they cannot afford to pay for attorneys to represent them at the tribunal; the court will cover their legal costs while it assess their claim...