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He said he couldn't afford such an expensive birthday present for his brother.

Most of us have no idea how much car we can afford except by looking at how much it would cost us each month.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford.

If I could afford a pair of $475 shoes, I thought, I would be sitting in first class.

Some seem to believe that our politics can afford to be petty because, in a time of peace, the stakes of our debates appear small.

I don't think you can afford to say it's all sequential, build out a store network and then do the internet, " he said. "

Then add it all up to see if you can afford the total.

Kurt wanted to buy a home for his wife and two children -- and he wanted to do it through a mortgage he could afford.

She was, she says, lucky to be able to afford to leave.

You are going to have to be more tight with your money. You can't afford to keep spending like this.

Just imagine, in a few years, you and I will be able to afford wheels like that.

How much will you need to have saved by your retirement date to be able to afford this course of action?

They let you know how much they can afford, and you actually want to work with them.

How much can I afford to lose on this trade?

I'd expect to see a strong team sent out against Unirea. We can't afford to be complacent and field all the fringe players and kids.

He said the nation cannot afford to let the $858 billion measure fall victim to delay or defeat.

While Downey's mother could afford the cost of these packages, it was a financial hardship for Fecteau's parents.

How much more greenhouse gas emissions can the world afford to bear, then, if developing countries keep consuming as much energy.

Much as Washington might not like the AU, it cannot ignore the AU, nor afford to turn the AU into a diplomatic adversary.

He was an undersized stocky man who did not seem to know how to dress very well or could not afford it.

HOW much computing can mankind afford?

His wretched clothing might have justified that he could only afford for such an inferior mess.

We cannot afford the risk of losing a class of first-rate insecticides with no suitable replacements ready to step in and do the same job.

They are wonderful things---if you can afford them and are able to put them together with your own personal stamp.

He felt content, as if his daughter were already off living somewhere on her own, in comfort and joy, and he could afford to take a break.

I'm sorry to hear that you had a bad mood , just because you can't afford some famous-brand clothes. I think it's not wise to do so.

Julie Crecelius, 38, who also attends the Argyle camp, said she used to work with a personal trainer but could afford only two hours a week.

An adult thinks "I can't afford to pay cash for it, but I am managing my finances in such a way that I will one day be able to. "

As with most health benefits, it comes down to lifestyle, rather than how much you can afford to spend on products.

America, with a younger population, can afford to keep it a smidgen lower.

Anything such a man asks shall be granted, his kind is so rare that no employer can afford to let him go.

Just as the car industry can't afford to lag too far behind the consumer, it also can't afford to be too far ahead of him.

Because cacao beans had to be shipped such a long distance, chocolate was an expensive drink and only the rich could afford it.

We simply cannot afford to be distracted from our central purpose. We cannot let the momentum, the drive, stumble for a moment.

The more well-off a family and the greater its economic success are deciding factors in how much leisure a woman can afford.

Is there such a thing as a non-regulated part of the financial sector that you can afford to ignore?

With far more money than any other party, the NCP can afford to do this sort of thing.

They may be able to work out your loan for you, give you a grace period, or even restructure your loan into terms you can afford.

Because buying a new car would be very expensive and I wouldn't be able to afford the insurance.

I lived there for quite a few years, I chose the smallest room so it was not that cold in winter and I could not afford a good heater.

Mr. Obama raised the point at a rally in Colorado Monday, saying 'this country cannot afford four more years of this failed philosophy.

"I see, " I said, putting on a smile and trying to sound friendly. "Most Americans cannot afford the shoes you bought at the Gucci store. "

It's all in the plan: You can't afford to be number two , or to have a "good enough" product.

As she said this Robert Jordan realized that he could not afford the luxury of being bitter.

"Now the government is trying to upset those who can afford buying homes by imposing the tax, " he said.

They couldn't afford hotels so they used to pretend she was a client, interested in one of the properties listed with his firm.

The ability to concentrate on those issues at the heart of the negotiation is an asset the CN cannot afford to be without.

"Congress passed the ethanol mandate, and now restaurants are being hit at a time our economy can't afford it, " he said.

There was one small barred window, too small to let very much air in or out, too high to afford more than a glimpse of the sky.

He said he could not afford to pay all his workers because of declining orders.

She said she would have no guilt about swooping in on some foreclosed owner who had bought a place he could not afford.

Not knowing how much house you can afford.

Almost all the affected countries should be able to afford to do this, at least on the IMF's numbers.

The scale of the ambition makes it the sort of thing that only a Google would contemplate - or be able to afford.

Few organisations could afford to put all of their veteran managers through the sort of prestigious programmes that IMD offers.

He said he did not go to work because food and other things have become so expensive that he can no longer afford them.

In a global market that will keep growing in the coming years, America simply cannot afford to miss out on this opportunity.

At the moment she might be able to afford it. Demand for Liberian minerals is robust.

Companies can no longer afford to have executives out on trips for weeks at a time.

And the cost of the drug nagged at him. If it worked, how long could he afford to keep taking it?

We were in college and KFC was the only nice place I could afford for her.

This sampling was all that was left him from the time when he could afford to come and select his favorite pudding.

Sang-xiao and Li Wan put her body in a fine coffin and gave her a very respectful funeral spending as much as they could afford.

He used to say to his workmen, "One day, you will be able to afford a car of your own. "

A screen full of colors, toolbars, and windows is the sort of visual noise you can't afford to have around when writing.

He went on to say "We are no brewers. We are monks. We brew beer to be able to afford being monks. "

eg. Consider how much you can afford to pay for a course, and what is your upper limit.

Before the baby was born, you could afford to ignore night-time shrieks from the toddler, or unceremoniously bundle her back to bed.

Grants allow students to fund summer or post-college research or other activities that they would otherwise not be able to afford.

She took Advanced Placement classes, though couldn't afford tutors and study aids like the rest of her peers, and excelled at them.

It was no longer a matter of living cheaply; it was simply that they could not afford to live at all.

for I knew all the while that it would yield the most abundant crop of the kind I wanted, if I could only afford to let it alone.

Without that money from China, President Obama would not be able to afford all his expensive new programs.

But I think it's safe to say, we can afford to think about it a little longer, Amigos.

House churches, he said, cannot afford to stay silent - one of the reasons he granted CNN rare access to film in his banned church.

There was a period when it almost looked as if the Tories could no longer afford to.

Good, you can already afford yourself to choose where to live. By the way, how much you've earned in these 10 years of career?

He was living in a small village out in the country but would come to visit her in the city when he could afford to.

The only way for a women to provide for herself decently is for her to be good to some man that can afford to be good to her .

Old stamps that have not been used are usually more expensive than used stamps. Perhaps at the beginning you may only afford used stamps.

In Europe the retirement age should be raised to 70 by 2040; America, with a younger population, can afford to keep it a smidgen lower.

If one of my parents lost their job then I might not be able to afford college any more.

He told me how much he loved going to the Palo Alto bike store and gleefully realizing he could afford to buy the best bike there.

Since the better-off can afford to keep their children in higher education and the poor cannot, breaking out of the cycle is hard.

Now, he said, they say they still cannot afford it because there is too much profit to be made from farming every bit of land.

To save his "honour" he had been forced into a purchase which he could not possibly afford.

Consider carefully how much time and data you can afford to lose versus how much you pay to make sure nothing is lost.

The charge has got to be very finely tuned indeed to the amount of rent a student can afford.

Though I had not started with a strong preference, I did not think Nixon could afford to retreat on the issue.

It comes from a tradition of sort of luxury products whose pricing philosophy is some version of "if you have to ask, you can't afford it. "

The charge has got to be very finely tuned indeed to the amount of rent a student can afford.

Though I had not started with a strong preference, I did not think Nixon could afford to retreat on the issue.

It comes from a tradition of sort of luxury products whose pricing philosophy is some version of "if you have to ask, you can't afford it. "

Meanwhile, the cost of medicine would come crashing down for the poor -- and tens of millions would be able to afford it for the first time.

He wrote, simply: "I am not looking for free health care, I would just like to get my premiums reduced enough to be able to afford it. "

He said the family was relying on borrowed money and he could not afford new school books for his children.

But I also know that in a time of crisis, we cannot afford to govern out of anger, or yield to the politics of the moment.

Do you know how much I love you. I really really can not afford to lose you!

"The world can't afford to have either of these countries stand on the sidelines, " says Kapp. It's up to the U.

Those few who found friends faithful and bold enough to afford them shelter dragged those friends down in their own ruin.

Those few who found friends faithful and bold enough to afford them shelter dragged those friends down in their own ruin.

The true measure of your style is not how much you can afford to throw away, but how well you look after what you have.

And with your own money, with how much can you afford to lose, how much can you afford to risk?

Understanding how much you can afford is one of the most important rules of everyday shopping.

He plans to sell most of his collection over the next five years so he can afford to retire in Thailand with his wife.

Similar things happen all the time, but humankind can't afford this sort of race to the bottom.

Many of these people have stories to tell of being duped into taking on mortgages that they did not understand and could not afford.

Anything will do for the summer -- a mere figure -- anything that you think you could afford to pay.

I exclaimed, assuming the cheerful. and I fear I shall be weather -bound for half an hour, if you can afford me shelter during that space.

An inefficient tax system is a luxury the country might have been able to afford when the economy and tax receipts were healthier.

An inefficient tax system is a luxury the country might have been able to afford when the economy and tax receipts were healthier.

Holiday supper. Roast meat. Guest workers can afford such a meal only several times a year.

That was all she could afford, having blown the rest of her week's paycheck and tips on booze the night before.

He smiled when he saw that she took him seriously, and he thought what a chance it would afford for a possible junket of a week or two.

The poor lady, turning about to him, and looking at him with dying eyes, desired him to afford her one little moment to recollect herself.

We can't afford for me to miss out on all of this overtime. We have tuition to pay in less than a month.

The Asian Development Bank said there was enough food to go round, and the key was to help the poor afford it.

He had a cellphone, but he couldn't afford to top it up, so he took only incoming calls.

Readers, would you steer your kids away from an elite school in favor of a state school, even if you could afford the former?

'When you're making below $30, 000 or $40, 000 a year, how much money can you afford to spend on a second home at a base?

And by the time I was an intern house officer, I could barely afford to maintain my mother's 13-year-old car, and I was a paid doctor.

The only word Mr. Tsarnaev uttered apparently was "No, " after he was asked if he could afford a lawyer.

i really think , mother , " she said reproachfully , " we might afford a few fresh flowers for luncheon .

Even though the old woman pleaded with him, he said he had no bracelet that she could afford to buy.

When I grow up, my greatest wish is to discharge the stress of much more responsibility. I don't know how much I can afford.

How much money can you afford to devote to repaying debt?

I would be much grateful if you could help me seek out a girl who has just started schooling but whose family cannot afford her education.

Your family may not be able to afford all the things you were used to before the divorce.

lifestyle, rather than how much you can afford to spend on products.

"You think if they are going to give it to me, I must be able to afford it, " he recalls.

oh, please. Stop trying to keep up with the Joneses. You know you can't afford it.

In the race she was so far ahead that she could afford to let up a bit.

How much money can you afford to devote to learning English.

Young then and I still be able to afford such a slaughter, right?

It was the first new car Mary Kay and I could afford after six years of marriage, so we did our careful shopping.

I'm relieved to hear that. I can't afford to be late to work on my first day. Will I need to show this ticket to get on the train?

Her income is around the city's average, but she can only afford a simple life.

The two schools that the commission flunked did not provide those who cannot afford the fees "sufficient opportunity to benefit" .

I certainly do, but I don't like the price. You always want the best, but we can't afford it. Sometimes you think you're a millionaire!

The scholars of every country have a great dispute on which responsibility the main body of international law should afford.

SAIC can afford its patient entry strategy because despite being a new company in many ways, it has no shortage of resources.

Should you want a designer gown but the price tag is more than what you'll be able to afford, search for a designer-inspired dress.

We can't afford to talk past one another and focus only on our differences or to let walls of mistrust go up around us.

The man was an engineer at a high-tech company with a salary good enough to afford him a motorbike and a laptop computer.

His mother couldn't afford to pay for her child's education.

He looks as if he needed it all right, and I suppose they can afford it.

John laid his cards on the table and told her how much they could afford .

The size of the calamity raises the question of whether small countries can really afford bank bailouts.

It was a great strategy. But there was one big flaw in it. Europe cannot afford its comfortable retirement.

Sheldon: Well, first, we don't have house guests. Frankly, if I could afford the rent, I'd ask you to leave.

Afford to leave the back looking at you, I will not remain silent, but cried aloud. Dear, back to less than the former, but will not stop.

About 26 million Filipino people, almost one out of every three citizens, cannot afford the basic medicine they need.

So Rubens can maybe afford to be a bit more aggressive, and Jenson is going to be thinking more about scoring points.

To meet this challenge, the U. S. , or any other country that wants to remain in the game, can't afford to repeat past mistakes.

But, when you're younger, you can afford to take a little more risk in terms of what you're investing in.

in the U. S. , I do not think I can afford to live, but here, the Government will always take care of me to die.

but I wasn't sure I could afford ninety-five dollars for a dress at the moment.

The little boy knew there was no way his parents could afford to buy him such a boat.

Whether Washington can afford its new push is only one of the questions this raises. The other pressing issue is how China reacts.

I'll be able to afford to take a week's vacation this summer.

Food is a real problem with very few people able to afford the rising prices and many having no money at all.

Because he cannot afford to pay his electricity bills, there was no light to illuminate his storefront display of jewels.

And I hope by his ability to help many Chinese reading books children can't afford.

Get a short-term apartment if you can. If you can stay for a week, get an apartment if you can afford it.

People with disabilities are often among the poorest of the poor, and can't afford health care services.

And it was the car he drove, and he implied that it was through this program that he was able to afford it.

They wanted to stop for a hamburger and a Coke and, and he just frankly told me "I can't afford it. "

He wondered if I could afford a trip to Thailand with him.

Will any country ever be able to afford to put on such a spectacle?

He couldn't afford the fare; he thumbed his way all over Europe.

One of the two partners may be a small business that cannot afford to run complex XML software.

She'll never be able to afford one of the palatial apartments just down the road.

Readers: How much have you changed your life to afford an expanding family?

Most of the children come from poor families who cannot afford surgery. The group provides treatment for free, changing their lives.

Consumer and investor protections were weakened and households took on risks that they often did not fully understand and could ill-afford.

My advance is likely to be small, but if I got a really big advance, maybe I could afford to buy one outright.

"Let's do it right this time, " I said. "Let's fly to Nice and stay where we couldn't afford to before. Let's ramble down Memory Lane. "

If some of the hopefuls of Pier 38 can do just that, they may one day be able to afford a yacht or two of their own.

Once upon a time there was a poor man who could no longer afford to keep his only son.

It is an old truism when dealing with this sort of investment that you should buy the best you can afford and buy only what you like.

As for the clients, how are they able to afford such entertainment in a recession; are their companies paying for this entertainment?

The day is past when the United States can afford to give high school diplomas to all who sit through four years of instruction.

Perhaps they will support thousands of users on the cloud, an audience that would typically not be able to afford the hardware and software.

Fewer lower-income shoppers have access to the sort of credit they once did, and many can't afford big purchases outright.

can not afford to be his desire to make it easy to betray the master.

NSF also funds equipment that is needed by scientists and engineers but is often too expensive for any one group or researcher to afford.

Most independent brokers (in Belgium, at least) are small businesses that cannot afford to run complex software.

She was treated in a private clinic because she would not afford the huge expense of the hospital.

Mozart could afford a more unaltered repetition of his themes because his themes tended to be full-blown lyrical melodies.

They have been free to choose to locate in a less expensive city and thus to be able to afford more housing.

As she is not rich, the chances that she will ever be able to afford such purchases are remote.

But as Yang and I talked it became apparent that he could afford to live somewhere much more salubrious if he chose to.

But I cannot afford to think of that when I play. I play every game for the moment and I don't look too far forward.

We'll shop and compare, and, with a bit of luck, find a luxury car that we can actually afford.

Ascending initiates cannot afford such preoccupations , as they prevent the opening of the heart.

Union representatives can't afford not to understand the competitive pressures their employers may be under.

So we come to say how proud we are to be able to afford that opportunity to secure our firefighters.

Enterprises should be able to afford to choose the best within the framework of the program.

Increasing poverty has led to a situation where the poorest openly admit that they cannot afford to have children.

It seems that you have to put in a high pressure, 60- to 70-hour week just to afford a little piece of it.

Afford reasonable notice and full opportunity for the examination and measurement of any work that is about to be covered up.

Hey doc , I really appreciate your kindness but I'm afraid I can't afford the bill but if I could find them. . .

After he finished the only beer he could afford, I walked him outside, upset that he was going but trying to play it cool.

And there is always the suspicion that, like the sailor, you are doing it just to prove that you can afford it.

Decide what you can afford to pay out of pocket, spend a few minutes on the phone and see what you can save.

They were the kind of car that most people dreamed about but only a select few could afford.

We cannot afford player contracts that do not make long-term sense. We have to be smart, bold, aggressive.

But perhaps the length of quiet time thus afford was really good , although its duration weighed upon her .

It would be very costly to have it done overseas, and most of them could not afford the cost.

If you are a young man in Beijing and you can't afford a car or an apartment, the next best thing is an iPhone, or better yet an iPad.

He still cannot afford the price of a computer or an Internet connection, but, he says, at least it is a start.

Happiness is like something priceless. You will never ever be able to afford it, let alone being in possession of it permanently.

If you think someone judging you will work hard to judge you correctly, you can afford to be passive.

It is therefore important not to offer more than you can afford or to fall behind with the payments you agree.

Its clients can afford caviar but Etro's invitation this season came in the form of a potato, sent in a box of earth.

In other words, with the status quo, NASA simply cannot afford to stay on track - something's got to give.

So much of your energy is used in the physical productions that you cannot afford to perceive any reality but your own.

Now that all the bills are in, we've come to the moment of truth--can we afford to live here or not?

You tell him to shut up, and that you can afford thousands of batteries.

In her room, crying her eyes out. I've just told her we can't afford to let her go abroad.

"If even a vice minister-level official like me can't afford a decent home, it will be a huge problem for most ordinary people, " he said.

Others expect more modest downgrades of one to two notches on average, but few can afford even that sort of deterioration.

We could afford to take a decade to think carefully about what the right mental well-being targets are for the next century.

On the surface, this sounds like a financially responsible attitude; you shouldn't spend money on stuff you can't afford, right?

In the beginning, companies that could afford inventory were able to satisfy customer demand.

When a young Friedrich Nietzsche began to write criticisms of David Strauss, Bauer gave Nietzsche every support he could afford.

China Mobile, however, will be able easily to afford the considerable investment likely to be needed to turn Paktel round.

With about a year until the IPO, they felt they "could afford the disruption of finding an A-plus [candidate]" , the person added.

Mr. Khleirallah said he could not afford that on top of his already considerable debt.

He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left.

In a small study on rats, the compound appeared to afford the animals a measure of protection against this type of malignancy.

Some major events have taken place in recent months. None of us, from politicians to people in the street, can afford to overlook.

However, prices continued to drop as supply increased, and before too long even ordinary mortals could afford this catfish.

Buy houses by clicking on them when they come up for sale. Remember - you can only buy what you can afford!

Grown-up offspring who cannot afford to leave home are also adding to the problem facing families in Britain's "big squeeze" .

If you are wealthy, you can afford many new experiences, and choose the kind of life which you consider most suitable for you.

Do not pack anything that you cannot afford to lose . Travellers cheques are a safer alternative than cash .

But let's be honest: Unless you're Bill Gates, there's no way you can afford to keep on top of every hardware and software upgrade.

This rule will be phased in over the next year and support will be given to parents unable to afford the new tie.

So, we're looking at the same criteria as most people -- you know, can I afford it?

As long as you aren't retiring in the next few years, you can probably afford to ride this economic down turn out.

Whatever the truth of that in the past, the industry cannot afford to be stand-offish now.

They feel they are financially secure enough to afford the costs of bringing up a child, as well as most secure in their relationship.

As she is not rich, the chances that she will be able to afford such purchases are remote.

Such an attitude is a luxury that the management of a multinational corporation can no longer afford.

My friends and my dad have said they'd like to buy everything and give it back to me, but I don't think they'll be able to afford it.

We couldn't afford an apartment with an air conditioner. We were lucky to get this place.

It was a lost opportunity against Arsenal, even though we were playing against a good side, and we cannot afford to lose the next game.

Roeding said the app taps into the passionate mindset of those who want to do good but can't always afford to make donations.

Then, at the end of the month, make an extra payment of as much as you can afford without borrowing from another source.