Word: affords
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...NATO's member states prepared for casualties? I haven't had to get involved with that because that is the role of political leaders. But we can't afford to let Afghanistan drift back to what it was before 9/11. I feel a moral obligation to help these people who have suffered enormously over the past 30 years, and who want us to succeed...
...eligible, countries would need to adopt pro-poor, growth-inducing economic reforms that spur competition and open markets. They would also be required to enact political reforms that strengthen democratic practices and institutions. It could be a powerful stimulus for positive change, since few countries in the region could afford to be left out of an economic arrangement that included Brazil...
...against the feeling of bitterness attached to it, with complete success. I think of you again with unmixed geniality and ask you to try to do the same with me. It is a shame when two real fellows who have extricated themselves somewhat from this shabby world do not afford each other mutual pleasure...
...life. Our economy is too much focused on construction. It has gone well for many years, but apparently we are now at the bubble's bursting point. The increasing price of houses is untenable, and it is a handicap for young people and students like me who simply cannot afford to buy a house and therefore need to rely on our parents. That is the social problem that lies beyond, and no one seems to have a solution. Javier Iglesias de Ussel Madrid Hail to the King I was impressed by Pico Iyer's essay about Thailand's King Bhumibol...
...Supreme Court made it clear that the Geneva conventions afford Gitmo detainees certain trial rights. Less certain is whether Geneva rights should now extend to cover interrogations at the camp. The White House has held that unlawful combatants are to be treated humanely but are not covered by Geneva, which prohibits "humiliating and degrading treatment." Some techniques, like shackling prisoners for 24 hours and leaving them in their own excrement, are known to have been used at Gitmo and would certainly fall under that definition. Regardless of what the prevailing interpretations of the Hamdan decision are, the government would...