• Only the very wealthy people in Aztec societies could afford to drink chocolate because cacao was so valuable.

    VOA: special.2010.02.17

  • Chocolate remained a drink that only wealthy people could afford to drink until the eighteenth century.

    VOA: special.2010.02.17

  • People can't afford them. That's why we don't really have a malaria vaccine yet, because no one in rich countries really suffers from malaria.

    VOA: special.2010.03.29

  • But jury consultants cost a lot more than most average defendants can afford.

    VOA: special.2009.08.31

  • And,U2's manager says the band has worked hard to make sure tickets are lower in cost than in the past so that fans can afford to attend the shows.

    VOA: special.2009.04.10

  • But Pavel Felgenhauer says Russia cannot afford large-scale rearmament either and that Russian authorities have not reconciled this contradiction.

    VOA: standard.2009.03.20

  • President Barack Obama has repeatedly described the conflict in Afghanistan as one that the United States cannot afford to lose.

    VOA: standard.2009.10.25

  • However,most agencies can't afford those. You have to have a hangar, it costs quite a bit for maintenance and fuel."

    VOA: standard.2010.01.01

  • Analysts say the armed forces and its supporters are a political constituency that the Kremlin cannot afford to ignore.

    VOA: standard.2009.03.20

  • This debate is not a game for these Americans, and they cannot afford to wait any longer for reform,".

    VOA: standard.2009.07.23

  • The legislation would require most Americans to purchase health insurance and provide subsidies to those who cannot afford it.

    VOA: standard.2009.11.23

  • "We have difficult times. We cannot afford everything we wish for if we want to create the future."

    VOA: standard.2010.06.16

  • "I think this president believes we can't afford not to." Hopes for a bipartisan compromise on health care appear to be fading.

    VOA: standard.2009.09.04

  • But now, the community has exhausted all the generosity it can afford, and the food is running out.

    VOA: standard.2010.03.22

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