Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Bonn naturally wants NATO to plan for halting a Soviet offensive at the Elbe, rather than at the Rhine. But such a goal is admittedly impossible to achieve, and nuclear retaliation must be the primary objective. Yet, America can afford to sustain its NATO troops at their present force, if only to avert European fears and neutralistic repercussions. Besides, an adequate European ground force is vital to protect the missile sites which would launch the nuclear reprisal...
America, then, must continue to balance political necessity with military strategy. Britain, unable financially to sustain superfluous troops in Western Europe, cannot afford this luxury. But, in the course of the current meeting of the NATO Council, Continental nations should be made to realize that nothing more than token service can now be paid to the outdated concept of deterrence through the use of conventional military forces...
...they are bit parts, from which the actors have squeezed everything. Fat Sidney Greenstreet, with fez, is Farrari, the jovial "leader of all illegal activities in Casablanca." Peter Lorre is a funny, intense worm who sells blackmarket visas to refugees stranded in the unoccupied French city; the producers could afford to lead him off screaming after fifteen minutes: but in that time he created a lasting figure...
...money shows are subtler. With huge audiences at stake, they go to extremes to appear beyond reproach. They know that they cannot afford to risk collusion with contestants. Yet, estimates one veteran of such shows, "you have 70% or 80% control of what happens." The technique is simple: "To keep a contestant winning, all you have to do is figure out how not to hit a question he doesn't know. That's the basis of all quiz shows." The producers hand-pick their contestants for personality, occupation and geographical spread as well as specialized knowledge, then...
What is potentially the strongest track team in Harvard history will open its outdoor season with Dartmouth in the Stadium this afternoon. This meet will afford Crimson fans one of its two opportunities to watch its Heptagonal champions this season locally. The hammer throw will begin at 2:30, with the first running event scheduled...