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Word: affords (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Although the Crimson could not afford spare time to rid themselves of any post-car ride stiffness, the unexpected six-hour journey didn't faze the Crimson squad, as it immediately dismantled...

Author: By Jill L. Brenner, | Title: M. Water Polo Takes Two of Three | 9/18/1995 | See Source »

...year-old Greek American who will be attending college in the fall. I have been awarded three scholarships for my intelligence--not for my color or my race or my sex. However, some of my friends aren't able to attend college because they just can't afford it. Instead of offering a scholarship for blacks only, McCarty should offer aid to people who aren't able to pay their college tuition. The money should go to those who want to be something in life, no matter what their color, race or sex. KATHY TSANGARLIS Jersey City, New Jersey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 18, 1995 | 9/18/1995 | See Source »

...suicides from believing they would be celebrated in death. Today, of course, we realize that there exist' legitimate reasons why an individual might wish to terminate his or her life; we also know that mental illness sometimes induces a person to self-destruct. So, for the most part, we afford the same respects to suicides as we do to anyone else who has died. We do so even realizing that we are in some respect rewarding them for devastating the lives of loved ones and providing an example to others that says, "All you need...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tadesse Did Not Merit Victimhood | 9/13/1995 | See Source »

Indeed. To make the Brown clash meaningful, Harvard cannot afford any letdowns, as it did in a season-opening 2-2 tie against a pathetic Columbia team despite outshooting the Lions by about 40 shots...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: Women's Soccer Set to Enjoy an Ivy League Feast | 9/13/1995 | See Source »

...public mood doesn't always fit the dips in the uniform crime report. And the enormous explosion in the U.S. inmate population--to 1.5 million, up 100% in 10 years--required roughly $20 billion in taxpayer outlays in fiscal 1994. When many law-abiding people can't afford cable TV, the thinking goes, why should convicted embezzlers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE REAL HARD CELL | 9/4/1995 | See Source »

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