Word: affords
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Moreover, the worth of the petition as an effective weapon of public opinion in remedying unsatisfactory conditions is extremely doubtful. Secretary Stimson, however, in announcing that the petitions in question have no basis is allowing his irritation to transgress the saner view of the situation which he could well afford to take. Although no responsibility can be directly imputed to the American delegation, proceedings at the conference did at one time take a turn temporarily alarming to observers eagerly awaiting progress towards reduction of naval strength. It will be recalled that in the latter part of February France's prime...
...inaugurated an intelligent way of doing that. His Cord Corp. controls Lycoming Manufacturing Co. and Stinson Aircraft Corp., which uses Lycoming motors. Heretofore Stinson has paid Lycoming its regular price for motors. Mr. Cord ordered Lycoming to sell Stinson motors at absolute factory cost, a thing Lycoming can well afford because its aviation motor business is a small part of its whole. Stinson thus can charge so much less for its finished planes. This it did during last week. For competitive reasons others, notably Command-Aire and Great Lakes, also cut prices. But most firms jigged stubbornly between high production...
...sustained effort in these civilizing courses next to impossible. Yet these courses themselves are growing more and more difficult, and this increased difficulty deters many men, who, engaged in such fields as History and Science, feel especially the need of the broadening influence of art, but who cannot afford much time for the development of the sense of aesthetic appreciation...
Ebasco could afford to be polite. It knew, and President Ibañez knew that there was not another corporation in Chile capable of providing the electrical service which growing Chile had to have, that if the President would not sign this contract he would have to sign another very much like it. President Ibañez in revenge demanded and obtained the dismissal of Electrical Director Lobos, and the matter passed...
...plain truth is that Labor cannot afford to waste time and energy now in a standing battle with the Lords, even though victory is certain. With the naval parley now in full swing it would be folly to turn aside for the mere purpose of thrashing a Tory majority in the House of Lords...