Sentence examples for be able to foot from inspiring English sources

"Business was finally strong enough to be able to foot a write-down," said Mr. Osano at Kyoto University.

Afghanistan will not be able to foot the bill for even a smaller force, and Washington will very likely bear most of the cost for years to come.

Bowen noted that it was not clear whether Gulf Arab allies would be able to foot more of the bill in the Middle East, especially with Saudi Arabia undergoing a potentially expensive set of domestic reforms at the same time.

You could pay cash for NASA's Mars Curiosity rover mission ($2.5 billion), and have still be able to foot half the cost of the president's proposed strengthening of oversight of offshore oil and gas operations, which would save money in the long run.

Thankfully, by the end of the year, more Americans will be able to foot the bill thanks to their government road building jobs.

The 1981 Globe and Mail article that outlined the "mass driver" suggest government budgets would not be able to foot the bill for such expensive operations.

The company’s original marketing plan was directed at senior level executives who were able to foot the $10,000 annual fee.

Had Smith's bet gone awry, FedEx wouldn't have been able to foot a $24,000 fuel bill.

We cannot make commitments without being able to foot the bill afterwards," Anne Jensen (ALDE, DK), the rapporteur for the 2014 budget said.

And he wonders if he will ever be able to set foot in Manhattan again.

The pirates would not be able to set foot in Barawa, let alone hold hostages there, without Shabab cooperation.