Sentence examples for Once afforded from inspiring English sources

The government's monopoly on information once afforded it a monopoly on truth.

Hundreds of millions of people now have access to the freedom to fly a privilege once afforded only to the richest.

The closure of the A344, which once afforded great close-up views of Stonehenge to passers by, has made it less visible.

He stopped the unbeaten and highly rated Lucian Bute inside five rounds to claim the IBF title before he was, for once, afforded a slightly easier day at the office against Yusuf Mack.

But the three commercial television stations are not carrying it (House Rules, The Voice and Masterchef Australia take precedence on those channels) so it won't deliver Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten the breadth of national attention debates once afforded.

But Britain's politicians - and its Foreign Office - have found it hard to adjust to the loss, not so much of onetime colonies, as of the global clout the colonies once afforded.

Why, in practice, are they so weak?Outsiders could once afford to consider this question merely intriguing.

Tugs that could once afford to lie at port for a week or two now have turnarounds of less than twenty-four hours.

A country that could once afford to be serenely indifferent to Western sanctions is now being forced to liberalize and open its economy.

Among her brief ribaldry she barracked the upper circle seats of the "Royal Alfred Hall" for housing former hedge fund managers, the "nouveau pauvre", who could once afford stalls seats.

The country, which could once afford to be serenely indifferent to Western sanctions, is now being forced to liberalize and open its economy as its oil reserves run low.