Word: affords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Crimson cannot afford to make mistakes when facing off against RPI on Friday, especially defensive mistakes. The Engineers, who picked up a 5-2 win over Army last week, are traditionally a fast-paced team that pounce on defensive breakdowns. It will be important for Harvard to find its legs early in the game if it wants to shut down the RPI offense...
...developing countries say, in part, thank goodness for the rules, because they can't afford the environmental standards of the U.S. or the wage levels of U.S. and European workers. On the other hand, the developing countries say that U.S. practices are unfair--particularly those regarding intellectual property rights (which indeed deprive the poorest countries of drugs that are available only at monopoly prices protected by patents), and the use of trade barriers against products produced in low-wage countries (such as anti-dumping rules, set not by the WTO, but by the U.S. itself...
...Because Vegas is attracting so many vacationers, it can afford to be more exclusive. Every new hotel is making a point to sell only to the "sophisticated" crowd--at the recently built Monte Carlo, Bellagio, Venetian and Paris hotels, there are no "showgirl" theatrics, the restaurants all demand at least $35 per person, Gucci and Versace dominate the in-hotel shopping malls and the miminum blackjack bet is $10. The cheesy glitz and glamour of the '80s Vegas has dissolved into a decadent celebration of pretentiousness in the '90s Vegas...
...money can't hurt either. Shemmer earns $45,000 a year plus $20,000 to $25,000 in annual bonuses, which are based on evaluations from higher-ups. (The median income of American households was $38,885 last year, by the way.) At that salary, Shemmer can afford his portion of the $2,400-a-month apartment he shares with a college friend. Still, everything's relative. Although Shemmer invests his annual bonus, he spends the rest. "I break even every month," he confesses. His three main expenses: rent, alcohol and cabs. Shemmer spends most Friday and Saturday nights partying...
...will states afford this magnanimity? Easily, says Clinton: They will take advantage of the booming economy and bulging payroll tax coffers to shift funding to the parental leave program from money set aside for temporary unemployment benefits. If the money comes through and states resist the urge to balk at Clinton's decree, this proposal has a lot going for it. "This is great news for anyone who's part of a family or plans to start one," says TIME contributor Amy Dickinson. "A lot of very important emotional work between a child and its parents takes place very early...