Word: affords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...deep in the stacks, or in the giant reading room on the second floor, where the echo of a cough resounds louder than a wrecking ball. Stay there and study all day. Grab lunch or dinner at Loker, then go back to Widener again. Better yet, if you can afford a day away from your work, take a real break. Go to the beach in the middle of winter, to the Public Gardens, the Museum of Fine Arts, Mount Auburn Cemetery or the zoo. Skip town for the day or the weekend. Go to Providence, New Haven or New York...
...When a kid does get caught in the prosperous communities of the North Shore, police and prosecutors frequently come up against formidable legal talent. "The first reaction of any parent is protection," says John Fay, juvenile officer for the Glencoe police department. "They hire the best because they can afford it. And let's face it, we've got judges who live in this area. They'll explore every avenue before sending a suburban kid to [Cook County Jail at] 26th and California...
...Voters re-elected him in a tremendous electoral landslide and a comfortable eight-point margin over Bob Dole. Bill Clinton's victory was not hollow. He put forth bold proposals, especially in the area of education. President Clinton wants to guarantee that every American student will be able to afford college, and his plan of tax breaks and deductions will help to achieve that goal. Hopefully, over the next two years, Newt Gingrich and Trent Lott will be able to sit down with President Clinton and work out legislation on these issues. If the American people (particularly the 51 percent...
...care benefits, the University will save $200,000 out of a benefits budget of $132 million. This is a very small savings. Yet the $700 extra that each worker will have to pay each year is a very large amount when compared to what these people earn and can afford. Certainly Harvard, which is worth billions of dollars, can afford to treat its workers more equitably. I understand that faculty get 100 percent health coverage...
...Mercedes, which have had their U.S. revenues run over first by a bad economy and then by Japanese luxury models. "It was not just accidental sheer desire to build a vehicle," says Rick Ford, a senior vice president of Porsche, USA. "With this company we can ill afford an error." Porsche saw its U.S. sales nose-dive from a high...