Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...would want to get back to this neighborhood?" Yet quite a few merchants were thinking of doing just that. "I have to pay off the creditors," said Gary Apfel, owner of Lee's Store, a men's clothing store in Harlem. "I want to close, but I can't afford to close...
...spring of 1974, the whipsaw effect of recession and rising costs-particularly for oil, which fuels 80% of Con Ed's generating capacity-left the company strapped. Realizing that it could not afford to complete its two new generating plants, let alone begin construction at Storm King-even if environmental objections were overcome-Con Ed sold the two plants to the state power authority. Most dramatic of all, the company skipped its regular 450 quarterly dividend. From a high...
Gens said she decided to come here this summer because she wanted to "do something productive for the summer." She didn't really have to get a job, she said, and since she could afford the tuition here and wanted to come...
Private Deeds. The Carews live modestly in the upper-middle-class suburb of Golden Valley; their indulgences are owning a Porsche and a Mercedes. A baby is due in November, but rather than move to a larger house (which they could easily afford), they have chosen to add on to their comfortable, unpretentious home. Says Marilynn: "I don't think that there is ever going to be a time when I'm not going to look for Hi-C fruit drink...
...opinion, the majority ruling "is almost reminiscent of let them eat cake." Women with higher incomes are not seriously affected by the decision; while they may be inconvenienced if public hospitals stop permitting elective abortions on their premises, there will still be abortion clinics for those who can afford them...