Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Mexico City last September a troupe of Russians examined themselves ruefully, decided that they all had measles. Great was their relief when the little pink spots turned out to be nothing worse than flea bites. Members of the Monte Carlo Ballet Russe could ill afford to be sick just then: they were starting on a tour which was to cover 20,000 miles of travel, give performances in 90 cities...
...training at the same time, he will have to go out for a major sport, whether he likes that sport or not. The boast of the Hygiene Department of "Athletics for all" is rapidly becoming revised to "Athletics for all football players" or "Athletics for all who can afford them." John Dorman...
...Because many of the ladies are unable to afford taxis, the City gave them a special permit to carry their instruments in the subway...
...from a study of Premier Wang's career that he at least is of whalebone. He has always bent easily, but he has always snapped back. His philosophy of statecraft, ably summed up last year by Vice Minister of Foreign. Affairs Hsu Mo, is that colossal China can afford to take daring and dangerous risks in gambling with small Japan because "in the end China can't lose...
...capable of paying for rooms in the Houses. This seems to me had advice from the standpoint not only of the individual Freshman but of the College as a whole. Since the demand for cheap rooms is greater than the supply, a student who offers less than he can afford increases the chances that he can not be provided for in a House. Insofar as students who can afford to pay higher prices succeed in securing rooms in the lower middle price range, they reduce for their less well-to-do classmates the chances of securing admission to a House...