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were afforded

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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They were afforded that opportunity.

Yet once Everton trailed, Sunderland were afforded opportunities to counterattack.

Palace were afforded hope by the wretched Willy Caballero.

You, the listener, were afforded the privilege of listening in.

It was the Aberdeen contingent who were afforded 69th-minute celebration.

In the postwar era, workers in affluent countries were afforded better living standards.

Visiting a Massachusetts women's penitentiary, he was astonished by the dignity even criminals were afforded.

Ben "knew how much respect priests were afforded and wanted to be part of that lifestyle".

Newspapers and synagogues were afforded permanent police and, in some cases, military protection.

Yet until 2004, they were afforded no rights to settle in the UK.

They were afforded creative freedom, reasonably sized budgets, ongoing work and big audiences.

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