Word: lending
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Paragraphs 7-10: We learn of Harvard's hesitation to use Cliffs Notes as a valuable source. Professor Freeman is introduced as an authority to lend credibility to the topic...
...kind of law of diminishing returns. As they lose money, they lose influence, and then they are helpless to avoid losing more money. If they start with little political and economic capital, they are helpless against those who have more, much more. We need a government agency to lend assistance to those in the most dire need, a sort of public defender in the lobbying arena. If politicians can turn their backs on the power brokers for a little while, they can save these groups before they fade out of existence...
...draw attendees' pens to their checkbooks. But at this one, the tone was a bit more subdued. Kemp noted at one point that Caprara needed money. But he was well aware of this audience's financial capabilities, and emphasized that if Caprara supporters didn't have money to lend to the effort, it didn't matter. Their time and energy were even more valuable...
...People used to lend the old cards out, and that was a loss of revenue for the University," he said. "There was a lot of time spent on being extremely responsible about how we do this. We're not throwing money away...
...People used to lend the old cards out, and that was a loss of revenue for the University," he said. "There was a lot of time spent on being extremely responsible about how we do this. We're not throwing money away...