Word: afforded
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...dare from a friend, Baldwin applied to acting school at NYU and was offered a drama scholarship. “It was important to go to a school I could afford,” he said. “When I went to college, they didn’t have the levels of financial support that they do today...
...Lisa’s case, this policy would not have made a difference. Her doctor back at home did not accept insurance. “I was lucky to be able to afford that,” she said...
...Mick successfully promotes his assigned punch brand, but serves so much to his underage friends that he indirectly causes a drunk driving accident. Larry, persuaded that his disinterested wife will come around if he buys her expensive gifts, buys more of Steve’s wares than he can afford. Meanwhile, the Joneses start to form genuine attachments to one another, beyond the familial bonds they must simulate as part...
When the pitching is effective enough, you can afford a slow offense...
...possibility of joint nuclear-submarine patrols, and a Feb. 3 Green Paper recommended Britain's cash-strapped military seek "greater cooperation" with the French. That didn't go down so well everywhere. "The pride of our forces has finally been surrendered with our leaders admitting we can no longer afford to go to war - without going cap in hand to our historic enemies," spluttered mass-market daily...