Word: affords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...didn?t. "This was something of a blunder," says TIME congressional correspondent Jay Carney. "First of all, McCain forgot that there?s no such thing as a regional press. Whatever he tells the Chronicle, he tells New Hampshire, and South Carolina ?- and he can?t afford to be that fat a target for conservative Republicans." And that?s not the worst of it. This goof, says Carney, was particularly bad because it was McCain that made it. "McCain?s central appeal is that he doesn?t pander, doesn?t flip-flop, shoots straight and consequences be damned," he says...
That dark shadow hanging over the Kennedys is not a curse, just the odds. An extremely large family with money, resources, connections, time, opportunities--and a modicum of foolhardiness-- beyond what most can afford, including taking risks and indulging in pursuits others might not even consider, is likely to face such horrors. The only curse is Damn! What's next? PATTI GARRITY Manhattan Beach, Calif...
...Royal Albert Hall concert of 1966 during which an audience member denounced Dylan, who was "going electric", as "Judas!", a traitor to his folk roots; this opportunity was never even given. Here was a man who didn't give a damn what you expected from his music. He can afford to do this because he is that damn good...
...running riot in the province, and if NATO won?t stop it, they?ll do it themselves. As if to underline the point, Russian peacekeepers last week briefly detained KLA military chief Agim Ceku over the issue of his personnel wearing uniforms and carrying side-arms. NATO can ill-afford a confrontation with the KLA, but it may be even less inclined to allow the Russians to get into...
...found her own dog's hair on me one time...and she asked me if it was another lady's hair... I just denied it." At the same time, Barton took out the life-insurance policy on Debra. He had wanted to take out $1 million, couldn't afford the premiums and settled for $600,000. It was her idea, he rationalized to the insurer. Debra had enjoyed being the wife of a company president. "She felt as time went on that she was just as important as I was ... And she developed an extreme sense of self-worth...