The phrase "affords cover" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to indicate that something provides protection or support.
Example: "The insurance policy affords cover for natural disasters, ensuring peace of mind for homeowners."
Alternatives: "provides coverage" or "offers protection."
The fronds may reach a height of 5 metres (16 feet) or more and, despite dying in autumn, often remain standing throughout the winter, affording cover for game in some regions.
Isolated populations occur in wetlands that afford cover in the form of papyrus, reeds, bulrushes, or sedges on the borders of major rivers and lakes in sub-Saharan Africa.
Although private medical insurance policies are expensive, the industry has been working hard to make its products more affordable over the past few years, so that even those on more modest incomes can afford cover.
If the majority of Iraqis wanted us to stay, that would not only embarrass the insurgents but would also afford cover for many Iraqis to share their knowledge of the identities and locations of insurgents.
As the reality of the slow recovery has set in, fewer locals feel that they can afford cover charges or even tips, so clubs that used to have live music four or five nights a week have cut back to two or three.
Durham coach Jon Lewis says they cannot afford cover for all-rounder Ben Stokes unless he gets a central contract from the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Without limiting the foregoing, Microsoft shall afford Covered OEMs equal access to licensing terms; discounts; technical, marketing, and sales support; product information; technical information; information about future plans; developer tools or developer support; hardware certification; and permission to display trademarks or logos.
The former live along slow-flowing streams where heavy overhanging vegetation affords them cover, the latter on more open water.
His speech affords political cover for other major weapons producers like Russia and China that have been recalcitrant about effective international curbs, not to mention the cash-poor governments in Africa, Asia and Latin America that have been their faithful customers.
For major news companies, the question so far is not whether they can afford to cover the crisis, but whether they can afford not to.
