afford

Example Sentences

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While individual governors can afford to sound hawkish, the chair remains accountable for the Fed’s dual mandate of supporting employment and controlling inflation.

From MarketWatch

Opponents can afford to minimise how much they run through a season by spending large parts of the game in their pragmatic low blocks.

From BBC

The idea that women should have the number of children they want, that they can afford and look after, has been widely embraced, Siraha said.

From Salon

Mental health workers have set up a food pantry after reporting a rise in patients struggling to afford to eat but face delays in being referred to food banks.

From BBC

My wife and I bought it at an opportune moment many years ago and can’t afford to move—transaction costs and mortgage rates being what they are.

From The Wall Street Journal