Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...nation paused--just for a moment--it paused. A few months earlier it had begun to bomb North Vietnam, and a few months later it was to stumble reeling into Watts; but for one illusory moment history seemed to neither ebb nor flow. So the nation could afford to pause, pause to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the New Yorker...
Also, Harvard stroked too high too early in the race. Because the water was so rough, the Crimson crew was noticeably tired after the first 500 meters. And once it was behind, Harvard couldn't afford to cut the pace. The lower-stroking Penn boat was able to conserve enough to easily counter Harvard's tired sprint...
...CANCER. The claim was once made that while estrogens may cause cancer, as they do in many laboratory animals, the Pill seemed actually to afford some protection against breast cancer. More cautious now, the experts claim no protective effect, but assert unequivocally that they have seen no case of breast cancer that might have been caused by the Pill. Still, to stay on the safe side, they will not prescribe it for any woman who has cancer or any suspicious change in a breast...
Despite his apparently subversive opinions, Djilas plans to remain in Yugoslavia. Prohibited from lecturing or publishing there, he lives modestly on his income from books published abroad. Because he cannot afford a car, he has not been able to indulge in his favorite pastime: fishing in the mountains. Still, his status has improved somewhat since the Czechoslovak invasion. Worried about the Soviet threat to himself, Tito has made some gestures of appeasement toward the West. One was to allow Djilas to make a trip to the U.S. last fall...
...same ethic makes the attack on University rental policies seem foolish to Calkins. The University cannot pragmatically afford to take losses on the apartment buildings it owns, he says. As a practical necessity and as a preventative against federal influence, the University needs to be self-supporting...