No, the phrase 'afford taking' is not correct and cannot be used in written English.
However, the phrase 'afford to take' is correct and can be used in written English. For example: With his new salary, he can afford to take his family on a vacation.
"I can't afford taking a hit like this all the time".
It is the residuals from commercials, many actors say, that enables them to afford taking low-paying acting jobs Off Broadway.
The after-hours work isn't about making extra money, he said, but "really a way to kind of give back to the people who couldn't afford taking that next step financially" of going to his high-priced salon.
(Prices are negotiable, but seem to run to whatever the pedaller thinks the pedallee can afford, taking into account how much work it will be to pull him. Price discrimination against the portly is acceptable, and a fifteen-dollar ride seems typical).
It can afford taking some risks that go far beyond buying Volvo and going after Daewoo.
A common argument is that we can't afford taking precautions, and that because it hasn't been scientifically proven that any of these disaster scenarios will in fact occur, it would be irresponsible to devote resources toward their prevention.
I can't afford taken my family to Turkey, I did not even get my salary for this month.
What social life Pete could afford took place in New York City among friends far removed from the Army.
After you've decided on which system you want/can afford, take a look into sites like Amazon or eBay if you can't afford retail price.
Other teams, including the Mets, either do not take, or cannot afford to take, that approach.
Go out and take as many photos as you can afford to take.
