Sentence examples for could not shoulder from inspiring English sources

Insurers claimed that they could not shoulder the risk of providing "terrorism insurance" without government assistance.

Host governments have been welcoming to students, she said, but the number of children fleeing the conflict has created a burden that local schools could not shoulder.

That announcement, coming after weeks of intense lobbying by advocates for immigrants, marked a reversal of the state's position of only two weeks ago, when state officials said New York could not shoulder the costs itself.

I could not shoulder her grief, but I could feel it.

People forget, after Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, everyone said we were in trouble, that this guy named Michael Jordan couldn't shoulder the burden.

I'm getting to it now because I couldn't shoulder the guilt — my hard-to-please wife is among its importuning admirers — for another day.

If you are an avid rock climber, have a family history of medical problems or couldn't shoulder the financial burden of big medical bills all at once, consider paying a higher premium for a lower deductible.

"When I broke my arm in Syria, Kosta, Matt, and Jordan had to cover my shifts on the ambush teams because I couldn't shoulder my rifle with my cast on.

Eighty percent of refugees were being sheltered in the world's poorest countries, and the agency warned that they could not continue to shoulder the burden alone.

Mr. Christie maintained that his state could not afford to shoulder potentially huge cost overruns on the project, which would have doubled the train capacity between New Jersey and New York City.

But also, he said, because of the high rate of poverty in the city, many Mount Vernon residents — especially in the current economy — could not afford to shoulder a heavier tax burden.