Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...California, State Supreme Court justices can usually afford to sit high above the political fray. Once appointed by the Governor, they need face the voters only for a yes or no vote at the next gubernatorial election before serving a twelve-year term, and in the past that public endorsement has proved to be little more than a rubber stamp...
...from April through June next year. But then it will pick up enough to produce a growth rate of 3.1% for all of 1979; that would not be far below the 3.9% expected this year, and is probably about as much as the economy can afford without generating even worse inflation. Eckstein's colleagues differ somewhat on the exact timing and shape of the slowdown, but they accept his general outline...
Begin, of course, also could ill afford to antagonize the U.S., which has been providing about $2 billion in aid annually to Israel. But in any disagreements with an American Administration, the Israelis could always count on considerable backing from the politically powerful U.S. Jewish community. American Zionist leaders had already been told by Begin's aides that after Camp David, they "might be called upon" to undertake a "massive" public relations campaign to defend Israel's position. But even with such backing inside...
Sadat's next steps in the Middle East will, to some degree, be influenced by Saudi Arabia. The Saudis were the silent partners at Camp David, for neither the U.S. nor Egypt can afford to ignore their views. Their bulging treasury supports Egypt's crippled economy, and their petroleum and financial reserves have served U.S. interests by tempering oil price hikes and helping support the weakening international position of the dollar. Sadat's journey to Jerusalem was publicly praised by the Saudis, though they had reservations about his chances for success. Because they are worried about the mounting influence...
...bill, like Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), contend that the amount of new gas generated by higher prices will be marginal at best. Whether there is substantially more gas available or not, however, the fact remains that it will go only to those consumers who can afford to pay the higher prices. The bill is sure to compound consumer burdens to the breaking point, since energy costs and inflation already bite heavily into the family incomes of lower- and middle-class consumers...