Word: affords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Hong Kong can not afford to become complacent and fall victim to its past success," he said. The new chief executive must "realize the great economic transformation of Hong Kong with an eye to the future...
...made $280 million last year. Murdoch, who plans to spend more than $200 million on his new venture, sees not only money to be made but, equally important, the prestige of finally adding a news component to his U.S. television empire. Both domestically and overseas, no media giant can afford to stay out of the news competition...
...time for the Paris couture shows again--a riveting glimpse at clothes few can afford and fewer still would wear. Christian Lacroix said he was "inspired by ethnicity and beautiful things from all over," but neglected to mention in which country one would feel comfortable wearing the above ensemble. Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons dispensed entirely with the notion of figure enhancement and inserted padding, above, that only a Quasimodel could love. The designer said her aim was to "create clothes without any reference to anything existing." She's right on target. Meanwhile the big couture houses seem...
...spending money," says Archie Manning, Peyton's father and a quarterback legend at Ole Miss a quarter-century ago. "I've been outside college dressing rooms, and I'm ready to go to dinner with my family, and I see kids going back to the dorm who can't afford to do anything...
Meanwhile, the Republicans are ready to let the middle class escape ineffective public schools for private ones, effectively leaving the public schools deserted. School vouchers will lead to a mass exodus of the privileged. Who else can afford the increasingly high tuition of private schools? In many urban areas, school boards do not have the necessary resources to realize the benefits of a Republican empowerment plan. They, too, misread the charts and vital signs on education. If Republicans pull the plug on failing public schools, they must offer a successful alternative. If not, a further segregation between the elite...