Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...students would not be able to negotiate their own loans, the financial aid resources of many colleges would be severely strained. Harvard, with its enormous private loan funds, could stand by its students, but many small private colleges depend completely on NDEA money. Colleges like Radcliffe could no longer afford to admit great numbers of students with financial need. Northeastern, Boston University, and other colleges whose enrollments are drawn from lower-income families, would find that many of their students simply could no longer afford higher education...
...suburb bordering Pittsburgh. In 1957 county authorities decided to rebuild the town's crumbling commercial district; U.S. officials agreed to foot $2.3 million of the bill, and the destruction was done. The 24-acre site would have been ideal for industry, which could afford it, but McKees Rocks officials insisted that it be developed for commercial use only. Last week, eight years later, the land was still bare...
...Governor Paul Johnson, Los Angeles Times Reporter Jack Nelson asked the Clarion-Ledger's political reporter Charles Hills why he didn't raise some "hell" with the Governor. "Oh, no," replied Hills, "I worked so hard for him in the campaign I can't afford to criticize...
...pink skin, blue eyes), there is a switch to a remote Frank McGee looking sickly green at Cape Kennedy. Similarly, every break for a commercial or shift to another channel could require a readjustment. Given the errant ways of all flesh, a listener who wants realistic color can hardly afford to take his hands off the controls...
...money is more likely to wind up in the bank. One reason is that heavy government spending in most underdeveloped nations could cause inflation. For another, it is seldom used for large-scale development projects, since these would demand additional investment and operating expenses that few poor countries can afford. Frequently the U.S. lends the nation some of its blocked currency, but the interest payments only add to the hoard. One of the most serious problems is governmental limitations on spending written into U.S. legislation...