Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Addis Ababa last week to talk peace once again. Three previous meetings, the most recent three months ago in Kampala, had come to nothing. This time Ethiopia's venerable Lion of Judah told his guests, who represented the federal government in Lagos and the Biafra secessionists: "You cannot afford to fail. You must succeed. There is no alternative." Then he added: "We would like to appeal to you earnestly to refrain from polemics." Both appeals went unheeded...
Despite all the problems, or perhaps because of them, Thieu and Huong seem to be working reasonably well together. The Premier holds far more leverage than Nguyen Van Loc, his predecessor whom Thieu fired, mainly because Thieu cannot afford another Cabinet change at this time. The President listens to Huong's suggestions although he does not always act on them, particularly when they involve corruption among the military or the subject of peace talks. Huong was upset when Peace Candidate Dzu was sentenced last month to five years at hard labor for advocating talks with the National Liberation Front...
...nationwide trend in summer concerts. More and more, sponsors and performers are taking to the streets in order to carry music right to the doorsteps of the nation's poor and underprivileged. The result is that many slum dwellers who otherwise would not bother or could not afford to go to a concert in a large park or stadium can now hear good music simply by leaning out their windows or pausing on a street corner...
...sense. Ireland is direly short of educational funds, and university enrollment during the next decade is expected to nearly double, from 15,911 to 27,000. The merger will end a costly duplicating of facilities. Ireland has no nuclear reactor, for example, because it could not in the past afford to build one at each university. Under the government's plan, both schools will keep their separate liberal arts faculties. Trinity is to be responsible for all work in biological sciences, law and medicine; University College will take over the physical sciences, engineering and business school programs. Students...
Nowadays, A.M.C. is doing some fire breathing itself-and the strategy so far has been a savior. Introduced at a time when the deficit-ridden company could barely afford tool-up costs, the hot Javelin will easily sell out its 56,000-car production run this year. Widely raced (it is currently second in nationwide stock-car standings, after General Motors' Camaro and ahead of Ford's Mustang), the Javelin has drawn younger crowds into A.M.C. showrooms. Next year, the company will race the new $3,245 AMX, a 150-m.p.h. souped-up Javelin that competes with...