Word: affords
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...mother's vegetable stall. Today, he lives in a camp for 2,825 internally displaced refugees near Dili's waterfront, sharing a small tent and one bed with six others who must sleep in shifts. His mother's source of income destroyed, he can no longer afford university. "My dreams have died," Soares says. "We have no jobs, no education, no homes." The former law student admits to knowing people in the camps who get drunk on palm spirits and throw stones at peacekeepers and passersby. "I don't do it myself," he says. "But life is so frustrating...
...dressing table once belonging to the French singer Mistinguett. The mahogany-laden No. 16 witnessed Wilde's demise and now displays a green-and-gold wallpaper duplicate of an engraving in his London dining room. At $336 to $974 a night, he wouldn't have been able to afford it, but Wilde would have found L'Hotel - and indeed, the wallpaper - much more to his liking. tel: (33-1) 44 41 99 00; www.l-hotel.com
Bozena Wozna UNIVERSITY LECTURER With a PhD in computer science and a specialization in computer-program troubleshooting, Bozena Wozna, 33, is the kind of person her country can ill afford to lose. She chose a teaching career in part because she believes the young science can play a vital role in stimulating Poland's new economy. But like many talented Poles, she decided three years ago that the opportunities elsewhere were too hard to pass up. She found a research job at King's College London and later taught at University College London. It was, she says, "a great adventure...
...think it’s awesome,” said Mark Grimm, an MIT senior. “I would definitely come up for another tournament. It’s cool because I can have access to PlayStation 3 and other new consoles that I can’t afford.” Several participants emphasized the social aspect of playing video and computer games. “I generally like console games because you play them with your friends, and you can punch them in the face when they beat you,” said Matthew R. McFarlane...
...millions? So entrenched in the political rhetoric is the idea that this election is about the “people.” Let’s make it about the people who are in need of new leadership most—the people who can’t afford to donate to campaigns. Let the conversation begin, and let’s keep the checkbooks...