Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...affluent suburbs, talk soon turns to unemployment. There are jobs to be had, as any newspaper's want ads demonstrate, but only about half as many as were offered ten years ago. One reason that many of the jobs are going begging is that some unemployed people can afford to be choosy about work. For instance, in New York, dishwashing at the minimum wage of $2.30 per hr. pays less than the unemployment compensation ($95 a week) available to a skilled worker who is out of a job. But according to New York State Labor Commissioner Philip Ross...
...money out of the state as they can. Those who succeed in getting jobs are, at the best, a drain on the Alaskan economy. But the out-of-staters who can't find work often resort to crime, which has skyrocketed since construction began in '73, in order to afford the state's high costs of living. Pipeline jobs are getting scarcer now, with about 10 miles of construction left in the northern sections of the Truneau Bay area. However, plans for a natural gas pipeline on the scale of the oil pipeline have already been drafted...
...bargaining agreements, the unions obtained the high wages and liberal fringe benefits in return for a no-strike clause which they conceded to the oil companies. The unions got this large quid pro quo because companies face a short construction season due to Alaska's severe winters and cannot afford a temporary cessation of construction during the summer months. Delays then would set back the project for an entire year...
...postpone major home improvements. Savings deposits in the local bank have almost doubled in two years. Many residents are prepared to leave. Others are not, like Robert Carlson, 58, a 20-year foreman at Reserve, who has almost finished paying off a four-bedroom house. "We couldn't afford to go anywhere else," he says. Silver Bay residents have taken some hope from the fact that Minnesota's new Governor, Rudy Perpich, has designated the Reserve case as his top priority. "It is extremely important," he says, "that we not only stop the pollution of Lake Superior...
...Crimson, though, cannot afford to take this game lightly, because with a 3-4 Division 1 record and a 13th-place standing, Harvard cannot afford to take anyone lightly these days. Too many more losses and it will be a long March in Cambridge...