Word: affords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...following the Supreme Court's landmark anti-gay ruling in Bowers v. Hardwick, Phillip Bockman wrote in the New York Native, "What you can do--alone? The answer is obvious. You're not alone, and you can't afford to try to be. That closet door--never very secure as protection--is even more dangerous now. You must come out, for own sake and for the sake...
When you're worth $10 billion, you can afford to collect Gulfstreams, Ferraris and yachts. But last week Jeff Bezos, the founder of e-tailing dynamo Amazon.com had his sights set a little lower. Like millions of Internet surfers searching for their favorite obscure trinkets, Bezos joined an online auction, bidding for a pack of 1977 Star Wars trading cards. Alas, the buying force was not with him. He dropped out when the price got too high...
Rowling found herself in the classic single-mother trap. She could not afford child care, so she could not go to work, and when she tried to put Jessica in state-funded care, she was told she was "coping too well." For almost a year, until she found teaching work, Rowling lived off public assistance. Every day, to escape her damp, unheated flat, she'd take the baby to the nearest cafe and write away, nursing a cup of coffee. In 1995, after she found an agent in a writers' directory, a British publisher offered her a tiny advance...
...program costs between $1,500 to $1,700, and Radcliffe offers sliding scale tuition options for those who cannot afford the fees...
...program costs between $1,500 to $1,700, and Radcliffe offers sliding scale tuition options for those who cannot afford the fees...