Word: affords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...junior college star, is now a has-been in sports and an ain't-gonna-be in life; he wants his brother to make it for him, but William says, "I always felt that Curtis should not be living his dream through me." The St. Joe coach can't afford to bring William along slowly. In the '70s he had refused to play a gifted freshman -- Isiah Thomas -- and "it cost us the state championship." William's teachers, classmates and family all want him to make it -- their way. As he notes wanly, "It's like everybody I know...
...Helping charitable enterprises, both personally and financially, has never been more important," Rowe said. "Contributing to charities should be a priority for all those who can afford...
...realizes he cannot afford to coast into the big race--as he did thirty years ago--Romney may have more success in politics than in cross-country running.Courtesy of Associated PressW. MITT ROMNEY was 16 years old when his father GEORGE ROMNEY won his first of three terms as Michigan's Governor. His mother LENORE ROMNEY, pictured above, also ran for public office...
...afford to pass up an opportunity to attract 70-plus percent of all voters, especially when every other candidate is doing it. The result is that they all contribute to a downward spiral, a free-for-all of Congress-bashing similar to small children ravishing an apple tree for the most apples, only to find that they've destroyed the entire plant...
...could supply political and military intelligence -- and never mind if they were engaging in human- rights violations at the same time. In 1987 the CIA also financed candidates in Haitian elections and refused to tell Congress which ones -- foolishly, because everyone knew. They were the only candidates who could afford fancy, four-color posters...