Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...last quibble--Geismar's style. People who read much James tend disastrously to write like James, subjecting us unnecessarily to numerous syntactical Clearings of Throats, verbal blinkings of eyes, italicized emphasis, and such careful distinctions as capital and lower case letters may afford. Geismar is no exception...
...Winthrop Master stressed the unanimity of his colleagues, who requested the system three years ago. "I'm glad we'll no longer have to assign the best rooms to affluent sophomores, when seniors with theses to write can't afford them...
Cornell succeeded in mounting only two or three threatening attacks. Perhaps as a result, the Crimson defense seemed lax in a way it cannot afford to be against a better opponent. Offensively, Harvard was often uninspired. The failure of the left wings to set up and take advantage of scoring plays was particularly apparent...
Assuming the rooms could be reasonably allocated, the problem of financing remains. In adopting a standard rate the University has abandoned a moderate form of progressive income tax. Half of all students, presumably able to afford higher rents, were paying more than $510 a year. They will now be assessed the same amount as those less able to pay. Those on scholarship and a few others will receive full or partial help, but not, as previously, from the higher rents charged to wealthier students...
...Central University suffers understandably from a poor reputation as an institution of higher learning. Politicking, rioting, and bomb scares managed to keep the school closed for three months last year. Students who can afford it are more and more turning to Caracas' formidable, placid, and unspectacular Catholic University...