The phrase "affords life" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing something that provides or grants life, vitality, or existence to something else.
Example: "The lush forest, with its abundant resources, affords life to countless species that thrive within its ecosystem."
Alternatives: "provides life" or "grants life."
Into such places are emptied the human flotsam who cannot afford life in the showpiece capital.
While some are overworking, over-earning and over-consuming, others can barely afford life's necessities.
"We plan to leave the city because we can't afford life here," she says.
Instead, he found gigs managing bakeries, and he needed two or three of them to afford life in the Bay Area.
As a senior teacher and a writer for this publication, my income is such that I can afford life's luxuries.
Islas cites such Wellbeing Project statistics as the 53% of Santa Monicans who report concern over their children's prospects of affording life in the city.
The American Federation of Labor established Ullico in 1925 because union members often could not afford life or health insurance or knew little about how to obtain it.
The "stop scrooging" campaign, also backed by ShareAction, has calculated that employees should be paid at least £9.15 an hour in London and £7.85 outside London in order to afford life's essentials such as food and housing.
The pause in cash flow has left many reliant on food banks and unable to afford life's basic necessities, including diapers, tampons, maxi pads and adult incontinence products, all of which are expensive and nearly impossible to do without.
Even if he keeps his job, Georgeo, who is going both bald and grey and whose jeans have so many holes I could tell you what sort of underwear he was wearing, says he "can't afford life".
Similarities and differences found in the associations between normative late-life deficits and social network characteristics in the 4 countries point to the importance of investigating sociocultural factors that mediate the impact of resource loss and afford life quality in very old age.
