Word: affords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...class shoppers tend to prefer the discounted versions of Ann Taylor, Benetton, and Calvin Klein, where you at least have the chance to buy a piece of clothing for $15. The mall also has normal, no-brand stores for those who either don't care about or can't afford labels...
Places like Price Club and Tuesday Morning allow them to do just that--to buy what they can't afford at prices they can. This preserves the prestige factor while simultaneously protecting the pocketbook of America's most appearance-conscious class. What an odd heir to the Protestant Ethic...
...recipient will lend an ear to that national's concerns, thereby potentially compromising the president's ability to run our country. But it seems that a much more basic question should result from this faux pas: should our governing officials lend an ear to only those people who can afford...
...transported to Auschwitz. Gabor and his father escaped, but when they reached the family house, everything was gone. "All the furniture had been removed by the Germans. We no longer had the names and numbers of the Swiss accounts." Now Gabor, 80, who lives in Lawrence, New York, cannot afford the 300 Swiss francs required by Switzerland to process a claim for those who live outside the country...
American doesn't quite see that as a problem and contends it can't afford to let APA members fly the regional jets. Says American Airlines spokesman Chris Chiames: "We would be at such a disadvantage, we could not compete. The trend in the industry is to move to the regional jet, but this jet is not flown by the majors." The small jets are now flown by the likes of Comair, Delta's commuter affiliate, and Northwest Airlink, both of which have pay scales like American Eagle...