Sentence examples for be afforded for from inspiring English sources

The phrase 'be afforded for' is not correct in written English.
It would be better to use 'be afforded to' or 'afforded to.' For example: The members of the school were afforded extra privileges for their hard work.

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be afforded for

verb

To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious;—with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.

  • I think we can afford the extra hour it will take. We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment.

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He said: "We were a poor family in the ghetto, and money could not be afforded for [trumpet] lessons, so I more or less gravitated to the scene by asking 10,000 questions.

Davies provoked criticism when he first suggested that the House of Commons should hold a debate for International Men's Day, telling BuzzFeed News: "We have a debate every year in parliament to coincide with International Women's Day, and in the spirit of gender equality I couldn't see any reason why the same courtesy couldn't be afforded for International Men's Day".

Appropriate opportunities should be afforded for concerns to be raised.

This can only be afforded for applications where an immediate availability of the result is less important.

We hope in future that the interest will continue to grow and the opportunity will be afforded for live broadcast of draws in a similar way to the men's game".

And statutory safeguards could be afforded for sensitive external traits about whether a suspect has changed genders, for example, or had plastic surgery.

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The structure is provided with lamps from end to end, and the area that is afforded for promenading purposes is little less than 40,000 square feet.

In the arena accommodation was afforded for the mayors of those towns that had contributed £100 or upwards to the Great Exhibition of 1851.

That said, the language is enjoying a status it has not been afforded for many years, with concerted efforts at a political level to sustain this ancient tongue, first introduced to Scotland from Ireland in the fifth century.

Having said that, Jermain has also relieved the incoming employee of the stated aim of "gaining further recognition within the media", with this job advert having garnered him more attention than he has been afforded for quite some time.

It is not hard to see why Gareth Ainsworth, the Wycombe manager, enlisted the 34-year-old to bolster a shot-shy team for the new League Two campaign; Akinfenwa's charisma certainly lights up a room and he intends to use the audiences he is afforded for good.

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