able to afford
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Examples
People want more and more leisure time which means the freedom to do what they want to do, not what they have to do, and as we get richer and richer, more and more people will be able to afford that.
Eighty percent of a picture is writing, the other twenty percent is the execution, such as having the camera on the right spot and being able to afford to have good actors in all parts.
Howard Hughes was able to afford the luxury of madness, like a man who not only thinks he is Napoleon but hires an army to prove it.
I was able to afford a car that didn't break down every five minutes.
And after I make a lot of money, I'll be able to afford running for office.
One may be generous at heart, but may not be able to afford it.