Word: affords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Florida Marlins fans have known this time would come ever since we celebrated Edgar Renteria's game-winning hit to end the World Series. We knew that our owner, who reported losses of approximately $34 million on the Marlins during the 1997 season, could not afford to keep a championship team together. So it comes as no surprise that the Marlins are holding a fire sale to trim their pay role. They have traded away many of their top players for minor leaguers, who will probably never reach the majors...
...they are easily squashed by evil empires such as the Yankees and the Braves. Because of their vast financial resources, these virtual all-star teams will always be top contenders for the World Series crown, while teams from cities such as Montreal and Minneanapolis will never be able to afford a contending team. Sure, teams such as the Marlins may occasionally incur great financial hardship to give themselves one desperate shot at a title, but only the wealthy teams can build a dynasty...
High-fiving football legends is the perquisite of rich guys like Ford, who can afford to play with toys such as the Lions, where he is vice chairman of the family-owned franchise. But Bill Jr.'s sporting days may be coming to an end. The Fords are, after all, a clan of industrialists. And company insiders have told TIME that the board of directors will soon name Bill Jr. to succeed Alex Trotman as chairman at the end of 1999, when Trotman retires. Although naming a Ford to head the company sounds like a nonevent--the family still controls...
...greenhouse-gas emissions, as well as the proposal the E.U. is bringing to Kyoto, have tried to ease the burden on such developing countries as China and India. Most of the world's emissions come from the U.S. and Europe, after all, and richer countries can more easily afford to clean...
...been in the right place. We did it for the best of causes. We have been "credit card liberals"; there has been no program that we didn't consider worthy of funding and then putting on your credit card. We knew what we wanted, but not what we could afford...