But, you know, I think it's really a question of what can I afford, and what will the banks finance for me.

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It's because of what I earn in Tete that I can afford to pay for their studies.

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"I don't know whether they'll let him go or what the personal terms would be and whether I can afford to bring him in, " Jefferies told BBC Scotland.

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That being said, if you might play in hail and pouring rain, or on the leading edge of a hurricane, and you can afford it, I suggest you do what I do, and what a lot of PGA Tour pros do, and invest in GoreTex and invest in the Rolls Royce of rainwear, Zero Restrictions.

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What I can say for sure, however, is this: We cannot afford to be in the dark and the cold for too long.

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Yesterday, I asked the question what happens to the top of the economic pyramid when the bottom can no longer afford to purchase the goods and services produced by the top?

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