Word: affords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...underestimate the seriousness of the Harvard men's lacrosse team's disturbing 14-13 upset loss to Dartmouth last Saturday. Dartmouth is and has been for some time an inferior team to Harvard, and the Crimson cannot afford to throw away easy wins to a less skilled team like Dartmouth...
...relative scarcity of their numbers even more disappointing. BU, which offers no financial aid to international applicants, might have a greater percentage of foreigners on its rolls. But as a general rule all of these students fall into one income category: the rich elite of the world who can afford to pay $30,000 up front for their children's' education...
Students represent clients who ordinarily could not afford legal counsel. Many students work in public defenders' and legal service offices. It is a great way to perform community service, and it's not purely extra-curricular--students typically receive one academic credit for every five hours of service...
...Democratic blocs that Gore will need: organized labor and environmental groups. Such heavyweights as Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright are urging Clinton to press ahead. But with Gephardt already stoking the opposition, Gore and others are urging caution, arguing that the President can't afford to alienate Democrats when he needs them on the budget. So far, Clinton seems to be siding with the go-slow camp, which, the most ardent free-traders fear, could sink any chance of striking a deal with Congress...
...some states, notably Tennessee, West Virginia and New York, are notorious for singling out physicians who prescribe a lot of narcotics and yanking their licenses. "I tend to underprescribe instead of using stronger drugs that could really help my patients," a West Virginia doctor admits. "I can't afford to lose my ability to support my family...