Word: affords
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...took 11 samples from the villagers, but could afford to test only six of them, with 1,600 yuan ($200) out of his own pocket. All were positive for HIV. But Henan health officials, reluctant to expose an outbreak that originated in a government-sponsored program, were slow to respond and refused to allow Gui to return to the villages. So he and three students sneaked back in during a long weekend holiday when he knew the gatekeepers might be off duty. For three days he went house to house, collecting samples, counseling patients and explaining how the virus...
...poorest villages, that number jumps to 70%. Honduras is hardly the only country that does such a dreadful job of feeding its babies. What makes it different is that it has the resources to do better. Only 2% of Honduran families are so poor that they can't afford at least some food every day. The rest have it; they just don't know how to make the most...
...development (and security) ideal must be to help create stable and self-sustaining neighbors. To this end, Howard has announced that Australia will fund a regional technical college. Still, labor mobility remains on the Forum's formal agenda. Despite the myriad objections, a country of 10 million workers can afford at least to test a scheme for a few thousand temporary foreign workers, incorporating lessons from other Western countries. It may or may not bear fruit. But given the malaise of Australia's neighbors, it's worth planting a few new seeds...
...country.” Underwood said he felt a lot of pressure but that it kept him from being intimidated by people of another race.Having the desire to act from early on in childhood, Underwood attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to study theatre, but could not afford to stay so he went to New York to pursue acting. A professor put him in touch with an agent and, after only two days in New York, Underwood got a walk-on part in “The Cosby Show.”He has since gone on to appear...
...responsible for more severe hurricanes can go on for a long time [Oct. 3]. There are many variables, and there are also a lot of political and economic vested interests that try to make us believe there are not enough data to reach a firm conclusion. But we cannot afford to wait until there is strong evidence that human activity is at least part of the problem. By then it would be too late. On the other hand, curbing our carbon dioxide and other greenhouse-gas emissions will cost very little, other than requiring some relatively small changes...