Word: affords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...appeal beyond the reform-minded enclaves of Moscow and St. Petersburg. Instead Yeltsin was clobbered. From his first stop until his last, the cries went up--from an old woman wagging her finger in the President's face: "Yes, there's food in the stores, but who can afford it?"; from a young factory worker: "Where are our salaries?"; from a middle-aged electrician: "Our savings are worthless!" More quietly, a well-dressed man said, "All we ever get from you are promises, but nothing ever happens...
There are many who would have treasured one small memento from Camelot but could in no way afford to purchase it. I do not begrudge the Kennedy children any of the proceeds, but I do question why so much money is in so few pockets. MONIKA DAVIES Lusk, Wyoming...
...would never have been able to afford it if I hadn't won," Ting said...
...pristine new forums certainly won't replace the dastardly 30-sec. spots. The candidates will still spend whatever they can afford, running whatever ads are most effective. In fact, some commentators argue that getting rid of negative ads should never have been a goal in the first place. "Attack is an indispensable part of politics. If the attack is fair, accurate, in context and relevant to governance, we ought to encourage it," says Kathleen Hall Jamieson, dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. "I prefer asking, 'Is free TV time going to reduce the amount...
...children to a blood disease. "People were awfully nice to me when I needed help," he says. "This was a chance to give back." The retired stock-broker and his current wife Jeanne, a former teacher, are volunteer pilots for AirLifeLine, an organization that transports ambulatory patients who cannot afford to travel for critical care. Since 1990 the two have escorted dozens of patients for treatment...