Word: affords
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...hand wringing over the growing number of homeowners with skyrocketing monthly payments has even drawn the attention of federal regulators, who propose new standards for ARMS and other nontraditional mortgages. But there's no substitute for common sense: never take more mortgage than you can afford...
...trouble outdoing those designs that speak to the future without nodding to the past. If the University is truly serious about shifting Harvard’s center toward Allston and making it the flagship campus of the institution—and perhaps, of the nation—it cannot afford to make it anonymously contemporary. Allston must be imaginative and dramatic, iconic of a new era for America’s oldest university. It needs landmarks, an instantly recognizable style: a Memorial Hall or a Widener Library for a new age. In searching for this new signature, the University ought...
...hair that matters above all else: the luscious hair of the aristocracy is the symbol of their power, and it must thus be cut off by retributive French peasants (“It just didn’t seem fair that some people could afford cornrows while others couldn’t afford corn,” Burkle says). When it is discovered that earnest and long-locked Charles Darnay (Liam R. Martin ’06) comes from an aristocratic stock, he is detained and set to become the latest victim of French peasants fighting...
...remittances from their relatives in the U.S. That's more than Mexico receives in foreign aid. That's more than international tourists spend in Mexico every year. The only industry it earns more from is oil. The fact of the matter is that the Mexican government simply cannot afford to stem the tide of migration. Since 2000, about $100 billion has been wired into Mexico...
...some cases, forced to drop out. “Families need to take advantage of saving options such as 529 plans,” Long said. Bowles, who received his College degree in economics, believes that Harvard is taking huge strides in helping families who cannot afford the rising costs of college. “Harvard has a long and rich history of strong grant aid and need based aid. Harvard is historically a leader in this area,” he said. “A lot of institutions could be more transparent about college costs and what money...