The phrase "able to afford some" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing financial capability or the ability to purchase something.
Example: "After saving for months, I am finally able to afford some new furniture for my living room."
Alternatives: "capable of purchasing some" or "financially able to buy some".
Even after a full day's work, Desire might only be able to afford some cooking oil and rape – a bitter, leafy vegetable.
As well as state-of-the-art bicycles, British Cycling has been able to afford some of the leading advisers in the sport, focusing on areas as varied as nutrition and sports psychology.
I'd have thought with his subsequent trillions of sales over several decades, the legendary voice would be able to afford some new, fashionable togs by now... Maybe he can, but just has no idea what to buy.
If you think you will be able to afford some of the costs, and are looking for a policy that will cover only a catastrophically long-term illness, consider signing up for the longest possible deductible (what insurers call the elimination period).
Watson, speaking at the UnitedCity sports summit in Manchester, said: "We have been able to afford some pretty eye-watering sums because it drives a position in a big and lucrative market, and we are in a position to invest more.
But what does that mean for the young people at the sharp end? "I'd love to be able to afford some vegetables, I really would," says 19-year-old Yasmin.
In particular, GPs felt that the NZ$3 per item fee was at a level that most people would be able to afford, with some indicating that some level of fee was appropriate: I think that by and large we have in New Zealand a good number of subsidised medications to use.
But I hesitate even to say that because I think the situation we are in at the moment is all the responsibility has been pushed back on the consumers to act ethically; some people may be able to afford that, some people may be less able to afford that and it should not really be about you making those choices in the shops.
On the other hand: A lot of Romanian high-school graduates are trying to get into UK colleges and to be able to afford that, some Romanian parents slave away for low wages, take heavy bank loans or do menial labour in Italy or Spain.
We're not sure exactly what winning a Webby is supposed to do for us, but if you go here and vote for us, maybe a year from now we'll be able to afford making some video an extra minute longer and your car won't get t-boned by a gas tanker a block from your house.
But Dr. Dye cautioned that the analysis did not address whether patients were able to afford dental care; some may have ended up at the emergency room for a complication after receiving a root canal from a dentist.
