Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...localities more and more to dump their entire relief problem on the central Government. It will certainly discourage the private building industry. ... It will certainly cause men who are now loafing on made work with nothing to work with or at, to loaf more hours. ... It will certainly afford an alibi for the incompetents in the Public Works Administration [who] can now take a long winter...
...symphonic public in New York without appealing to Philharmonic subscribers. And though he does not hope to rival the Philharmonic, a New York reputation is the first step in the fulfillment of his big idea: To supply finest orchestral music to the many big-little Eastern cities which cannot afford to pay for high-priced orchestras like the Philharmonic or the Boston. Last week the New York reputation seemed assured and the New York Orchestra began to justify its name...
...allowed to stand in the way of the introduction of student waiting. Tradition is a thing long in the building, and can wait for an emergency relief. The temporary installation of the plan would serve not only to test the validity of the objections to it; it would afford a much-needed relief in a time of necessity...
Hannibal and Caesar. . . . Every taunt, however bitter; every tale, however petty; every charge, however shameful, for which the incidents of a long career could afford a pretext, has been leveled against him." The Duke of Marlborough was born (1650) John Churchill, but his lines were cast in potent places. As a penurious but presentable gentleman at Charles II's court he found favor with the Duchess of Cleveland, one of the King's own. Once, nearly caught in the act by his royal rival, Churchill jumped featly out of the Duchess's bedroom window. ''Delighted...
...through the additional literature requirement. The principal objection to such a reform is that it would discourage a large group of applicants hitherto acceptable. But of every reform, of every advance in standards, this must be the implication. It is the peculiar weakness of many colleges that they cannot afford to be selective. Surely it is the peculiar privilege, and the peculiar responsibility, of an institution so richly endowed as Harvard...