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Word: afforded (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Could the reason for the defeat at the polls of so many school budgets be the condition of family budgets? Spending gets tighter and tighter with time payments on color TV, car, dishwasher, and "too much house" for the breadwinner's income. By that time, who can afford higher taxes for such incidentals as police protection and education...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 23, 1967 | 6/23/1967 | See Source »

...caustic old joke is fast losing its bite. True, top amateur tennis players still make a comfortable living-up to $1,000 per tournament in "expense money"-but few any longer refuse to turn pro on the grounds that "I can't afford to." Long a disorganized gypsy sport, pro tennis finally has gone big time. In 1964, the "pro tour" consisted of only eight tournaments worth a total of $80,000 in prize money; this year the pros will play 42 tournaments in the U.S. and abroad, and $600,000 is up for grabs. If he plays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis: Pay's the Thing | 6/23/1967 | See Source »

...most deadly bicycle riders" and that girls should not wear slacks: "The women of Wellesley, Smith and Vassar must be deprived of their pants." Foreshadowing his present concerns, he noted that Yale had operated in the red by $133,588 in 1940 and warned: "No institution can long afford to carry a deficit or cut into capital resources...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Universities: Anxiety Behind the Facade | 6/23/1967 | See Source »

Membership turnover and the resulting discontinuity will always be a problem; it is that way for any undergraduate organization. And when students attempt to work closely with a permanent Faculty the problem is highlighted. "The Faculty can afford to take the long-term perspective," current chairman Norr has commented. "They will be here. But we're coming and going, and we don't care about five years ago or five years from now. It makes them think that we're impatient. Well, I guess...

Author: By Linda J. Greenhouse, | Title: HPC Meets Mixed Success, Leads Sheltered Existence | 6/15/1967 | See Source »

...this announcement took the proportions of a small scandal in the eyes of the girls who had moved off-campus to save money and avoid ... eating breakfast in the large dormitory dining rooms." Meetings with Mrs. Bunting followed; the CRIMSON denounced her; and finally she said the College could afford a partial rebate, but only to girls in off-campus houses more than a block away from the Quad...

Author: By Linda G. Mcveigh, | Title: Mrs. Bunting and the Girls | 6/15/1967 | See Source »

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