Migrant workers who could afford a pound of rice, can afford two pounds of rice.
He says his son wondered how the establishment could afford to be so generous.
The advice given to Mr Swinney questions whether a separate Scotland could afford the state pension.
By the 1950s it had become increasingly clear that not everyone could afford the contributions.
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That is more than Mr Glazer could afford, even with his existing 19% stake.
Henry Ford's moving assembly line turned autos into something that any working person could afford.
Few people living on this level of salary could afford this type of loss.
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Greece could choose to pay back more-or-less what it thought it could afford to pay back.
Until the credit squeeze, Europeans could afford to take a relaxed view of an American slowdown.
Germany's fiscal stimulus, although large by European standards, falls well short of what it could afford.
With them went cheap, decent and always available food that a student budget could afford.
Sure, I might be bored, but at least I could afford to buy a house.
At that price, any country, most groups, and even some individuals could afford to do it.
He told BBC Radio Wales there was "no question" the Welsh government could afford the policy.
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It could afford to charge cable providers whatever it wants to stream the game online.
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They could afford to ignore the short-term risks because of the long-term nature of their liabilities.
And yet, she was the reason we could afford to pay our mortgage, or go on vacation.
We decided not to let the bank or agent tell us how much house we could afford.
Knowing I could afford the worst-case scenario gave me peace of mind when I most needed it.
There was one position where the Jets could afford an upgrade, though: the starting spot opposite Cromartie.
In fact, I had so much enough that I could afford to share a little with others.
Mr Robinson said no small economy could afford to miss out on the opportunities existing in China.
That was the way that most people hung on to health insurance if they could afford it.
But for semi-professional Redruth it could cost them more than they could afford to go full time.
Spurs became more lax after the break but could afford to given their opponents' lack of fight.
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But many think that middle-income countries in the Middle East and Asia could afford to pay more.
In 1993 Ji finally could afford to bring his wife and daughter to live with him in America.
He said he wanted to support it, but needed to work out how the government could afford it.
But surely Bren could afford more than that, argued her Los Angeles lawyer, Hillel Chodos, in court papers.
Nicholas's parents could afford a private room, but opted to put him in a ward with other children.
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