Word: affords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...successfully implement its peacekeeping and humanitarian programs, the UN must have adequate funding. Member states that withhold dues until the UN proves its effectiveness create an inane irony--the UN cannot prove its effectiveness if it cannot afford food and medical supplies to equip peacekeeping troops or to pay its technical and administrative staff...
...janitors who clean our houses, for instance, are paid only $8.15 to $9.05 per hour, wages that correspond to incomes of $16,300 to $18,100 per year. Because Harvard pays so little, few janitors can afford to live in the community in which they work. Many have difficulty paying rent and buying food for their families. It's almost impossible to find a single janitor at Harvard who does not depend on a second source of income. Most, if not all, Harvard janitors work two and even three jobs--as many as 80 hours per week--and still struggle...
...what about the vision thing? Every candidate needs one. He's for tax cuts, against affirmative action and pro-choice; he fears that if we outlaw guns only outlaws will have guns and thinks campaign finance is a complicated issue but simple enough for him. He can afford to think that. "I'm prepared to spend what it takes, $20 million to $40 million," he declares, "and then I won't be beholden to anyone." Does he really have the cash, having gone neck deep into debt in the early '90s? "I could be very liquid very quickly...
...farms. Spas got a better rep as luxurious destinations like Canyon Ranch and Golden Door opened in the 1960s and '70s, but these paradises were seen as remote retreats for the rich and famous. In the '90s, day spas have attracted a more diverse crowd, people who can't afford to spend thousands and linger for a week. "I can't get away for that long," says Connecticut motivational speaker Ronni Burns, 47, who gets a massage and facial twice a month. "I find that much relaxing stressful." Joan Haratani, an attorney who soaks in a whirlpool and gets...
...embassies in East Africa. Nonetheless, the movement is anxious to consolidate its control over Afghanistan and normalize relations with the international economy ?- a quest that won?t be helped by tales of its fighters? savagery against civilians reported in Monday?s New York Times. "The Taliban can?t afford to be seen to cave in to U.S. pressure," says Dowell. "But they may quietly force Bin Laden to leave, and that leaves him a lot more vulnerable to capture." Object lesson for international terrorists: If you?re going to mess with one big power, lay off the others...