Word: affords
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...resource center for different groups on campus ranging from the Carribean club to the Polish society modeled after the Lyman common room. Its primary function is educational and political. Educational because of its resources of books, videos, and equipment; a group by itself may not be able to afford such necessities as a copier or fax. Political because it provides a space for meetings and affirms the fact that Harvard University as a whole intends to actually use its diversity rather than just flaunt it. Out of the interaction this center would foster, true cultural understanding would take place...
...disease continues to devestate the rest of the world. Estimates are that anywhere from 15 to 50 million people could be HIV positive in India by the year 2000. Meanwhile, some 60 percent of world's HIV-positive population live in Sub-Saharan Africa, where few can afford the expensive drug treatments that have had success against the disease...
...tremendous number of families that just can't afford to live here," said William F. Luther, an agent at Channing Real Estate. "The tax is another burden that is going to have to be borne by someone." He said Cambridge has a large number of properties worth more than...
...someone can afford a $500,000 home, then they can afford the extra percentage added by the tax," he said...
...proceeds of the auction go to fund summer internships for first-year Kennedy School students at agencies that otherwise could not afford their services...