Word: affords
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Pidgeon found particularly deplorable. Said she: "To the extent that the employed girl is unable to maintain herself entirely she becomes dependent upon her family, and thus contributes materially to any precarious financial condition existing within the family while actually spending her time and energy in work that should afford her a living...
...continuing to expound the benefits of her art, the palmist explained that if one's hands are in a deplorable condition, foretelling only the darkest of future events, there is easy access to the medium of Astrology which might very likely afford a more favorable report. As a last resort this clever person can with equal skill turn to card reading...
...tuition at most colleges pays for about one-half of the student's actual expense to the institution. At Bennington, for those who can afford it, the tuition will be $850, covering the full price of instruction. One-fourth of the girls will be the recipients of $850,000 worth of scholarships. Each year from twelve districts of the U. S., one $1,000 scholarship will be awarded. Six foreign students will receive an annual stipend...
...another Reading Period flashes across the nether side of the horizon, none too brilliantly, the same old question arises as to the reason for its existence. Certainly one of the most important causes, if not the important; is to afford the faculty an opportunity to do more research work, and then under the rule of cause and effect, to publish the findings. It is difficult to quarrel with the proposition of whether the university of reputation exists for its students or for its teachers...
...points in front of him have been turning in an efficient performance on the whole. They are rugged enough to be able to use their bodies effectively, but can afford to do so even more. So far, however, they've been clinging too closely to the inrushing player after hitting him. A body check should be made quickly and cleanly, and the defense man should then break clear quickly to launch the attack once again. The points are not last ditch defenses, but important cogs in the attack. The Harvard squad has the stuff; it lacks but the offensive idea...