Sentence examples for afflict a from inspiring English sources

These problems would afflict a British version of The Bridge.

UBS went further, warning of hyperinflation, military coups and possible civil war that could afflict a departing country.

LITTLE WHITE LIES New tensions afflict a group of Parisian friends as they embark together on their annual vacation.

But it still does not explain how, given that there is only one sort of prion protein, several different types of prion disease can afflict a single species.

And after a 2009 study linked chronic fatigue syndrome — a mysterious tiredness believed to afflict a million Americans — to a retrovirus called XMRV, there was hope that H.I.V. drugs might also work against that ailment.

But the American Legacy Foundation, an antismoking nonprofit group, has warned that refusing to hire smokers who are otherwise qualified essentially punishes an addiction that is far more likely to afflict a janitor than a surgeon.

And those troubles can afflict an entire community.

Severe cracks also afflict an arch and vaulted ceiling.

Hypertension and its complications -- stroke, hardening of the arteries, heart attack and kidney failure -- afflict an estimated 50 million Americans.

Repetitive-motion injuries afflict an estimated 1.8 million American workers a year, costing business billions of dollars in compensation claims.

(Similar problems afflicted a company, My Rich Uncle, that went bankrupt in 2009).