Sentence examples for were affluent enough from inspiring English sources

Most passengers were affluent enough not to complain about the cost of the flights (the Air France round-trip fare was $10,100, and British Airways $11,168).

I think that by the time I reached adulthood there was a general consciousness, at least in the West, that those who were affluent enough to have access to proper healthcare and commensurate amenities could anticipate four-score and more.

Activist leaders who protest Wal-Mart are affluent enough not to have to shop there.

Vincent's parents have a home nearby and are affluent enough to be able to write large checks without blinking when their son asks to borrow money.

These "Winter Texans" fleeing Northern climates are crucial to Cameron County's economy, though few are affluent enough to pay for hotel rooms.

Barbara shrinks at her boyfriend's suggestion that, once she's settled in the West, she'll be affluent enough that she won't have to work.

Meanwhile, assisted-living companies want to build their projects in communities where the elderly will feel at home -- and where people are affluent enough to pay.

Perhaps poor people should be exempt from cost sharing, he said, but "people with union contracts are affluent enough that they can afford some co-pays".

Experts on college pricing say they worry about how that has affected people whose incomes are somewhat above average — those who neither qualify for generous need-based aid, nor are affluent enough to shrug off increases.

The problem is, we find ourselves quite ungovernable when operating solo, shredding our habitat, while hugging our dogs and cats as if for consolation and dieting on whole-food calories if we are affluent enough.

As Peng says, "We are bringing well over a hundred well-paying jobs into the area, as well as guests who are affluent enough to spend substantial sums in the local shops.