Sentence examples for afford austerity from inspiring English sources

"We cannot afford austerity," he wrote in The Guardian.

The president said that the eurozone had largely put its crisis behind it but could not afford endless austerity.

There's no criteria, no programme, and they are being very, very hard on those who can't afford more austerity".

"It calls for austerity from an island that can afford no more austerity.

President Obama simply cannot afford to advocate further austerity to Americans reeling under a recession, and Jairam Ramesh, India's pugnaciously articulate environment minister, won't be satisfied unless Obama does precisely that.

Bergoglio's austerity afforded him many opportunities to criticize their claims to be champions of the poor.

In an age of long-term austerity, Labour cannot afford to remain a virtual policy-free or cuts-free zone if it is to regain power nationally.

But to thrive in the 21st century — to invest in education, infrastructure and innovation — America cannot afford a politics of mindless austerity either.

As a generation whose lives are being dictated by an age of austerity, we cannot afford to allow our politics to stop at the ballot box.

In an age of austerity they can ill afford to lavish money on extravagant industrial projects.

Labour would seek to balance the current budget, which excludes investment spending, but it too would rather talk about new spending pledges than austerity.Mr Osborne can afford to be vague.