Sentence examples for refusing to afford from inspiring English sources

The shift has come gradually over the past few years, as fighters loyal to the Haqqanis have killed an increasing number of the tribe's elders for refusing to afford them food and shelter, according to tribal authorities, former Haqqani commanders and Afghan officials.

Szalay refuses to afford such certainty either to his protagonists or to the reader.

Yet the courts, including the Supreme Court, in the landmark 1915 case Mutual Film Corporation v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, refused to afford movies the shield they needed protection under the First Amendment.

It's absolutely galling that they refuse to afford the people who make that money for them even the most basic rights, pay and respect.

As long as we refuse to afford human rights to entire populations (whether the basic rights of safety, food, water, and shelter, or the equally-important rights of recognition), there will be a risk of violence.

More and more hospitals were refusing to admit uninsured patients who could not afford treatment.

Under the circumstances, he could scarcely afford to inflame the right by refusing to visit the shrine altogether.

The last thing Democrats can afford is to alienate swing states like Michigan and Florida by refusing to seat their delegates.

Table 2 Respondents giving reasons for refusing to pay the given discrete choice amount Reason Number Percent 1 = I cannot afford to pay/I have no spare income.

It could refuse to hire gays or afford HIV coverage.

And if you didn't quite get the "who's on our side and who isn't", message then the story directly underneath, "Muslim checkout staff can refuse to sell drink", affords you another clue.