Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Mulvehal dropped to 110th in the 13-and-unders and a big reason for her lower ranking was because she couldn't afford to participate in national tournaments. Mulvehal eventually moved up to 77th, but not competing in enough national tournaments hurt her ranking...
...vote that may set the stage for a battle with the House and the Dukakis administration over how much the cash-short state can afford, the Senate passed by voice vote the supplemental budget bill. The bill slashes $267 million from the House's $338 million version, which was already less than the figure proposed by Gov. Michael S. Dukakis...
...either house of Congress. He was elected with no specific mandate. He lacks Reagan's gift for rallying public support via television, and the budget crunch leaves him few goodies to trade for political support. Says a senior Bush official who also served under Reagan: "This Administration can't afford ideological posturing...
Opponents of Proposition 1-2-3 argue that it would remove rent-controlled units from the market and encourage landlords to rent to wealthier tenants. "1-2-3 has the possibility of a dramatic and immediate impact on who can afford to live in the city," said Reeves...
...cannot afford to go too slow in selling off the real estate, because the Government needs the proceeds to pay off S & L depositors and carry out the bailout, which is expected to cost more than $150 billion in the next ten years. Moreover, the Government has never proved to be an entrepreneurial manager of property, so the real estate it owns is likely to keep diminishing in value. Says thrift consultant William Ferguson: "Bad assets don't usually get better, they get worse. Buildings and sites deteriorate...