Word: affords
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...physically and mentally, as individuals and as a society. But it doesn’t have to be this way—if we save daylight when it’s abundant, why not do the same when it’s scarce? We can’t afford to stay in the dark...
...cannot afford to continue in this pinch-penny lifestyle,” Gomes said. “I keep waiting for the moment when you will say that relief is in sight...
...government claims that it does not have to provide the same legal resources as it would on American soil. The precedent for this justification is a 1950 case in which the U.S. detained German prisoners in China; the Court then ruled that there was no legal obligation to afford them access to the federal courts...
Education reform that relieves the burden on local property taxpayers, while empowering parents and teachers to pursue excellence and innovation is an opportunity for a partnership for prosperity that we cannot afford to ignore if we are to keep our country strong. The cornerstone of the American dream of opportunity is education—it is the way our workforce is prepared to engage the rest of the world. Education is not just a privatebenefit, but a public good as well, and our national interest is bound up in providing quality public education for every child...
...critical of the Bush administration. “I don’t remember an administration that has ever been this bad,” Reich said. “On every issue—foreign policy issues, the economy, the environment—we can’t afford to have this administration for another four years...