afford
frames
afford.01 "be able to spare, have the financial means":
afford.02 "provide, make available":
afford.01 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- As San Francisco digs out from The Pretty Big One , opponents say 0 [ARG1 the last thing] 0 [ARG0 the city] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel afford] *T*-1 is an expensive new stadium .
- [ARGM-TMP These days] [ARG0 Nissan] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel afford] [ARG1 that strategy] , [ARGM-ADV even though profits are n't exactly robust] .
- She said 0 [ARG0 her employer] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel afford] [ARG1 the rate increases] , and she fears 0 she wo n't find another job with a benefit plan covering her ailment .
- But [ARGM-ADV with sales growth sluggish and other men 's stores putting on the heat] , [ARG0 the venerable retailer] [ARGM-MOD can] [ARGM-TMP no longer] [rel afford] [ARG1 such a smug attitude] .
- What if the only system that *T*-1 does work is so expensive that , [ARGM-DIS at best] , [ARG0 only the largest exchanges] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel afford] [ARG1 it] ?
- And the ubiquitous opium addict is now a cynical and selfish man who *T*-1 gripes : `` [ARG0 Only government ministers] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel afford] [ARG1 it] [ARGM-TMP these days] ! ''
- * Worse , the properties then sit around *-2 deteriorating for maybe a year or so , but are resold *-2 eventually -LRB- because of the attractiveness of the low down payment , etc . -RRB- to [ARG0 a marginal buyer] who *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel afford] [ARG1 both the mortgage and needed repairs] ; and *-3 having little vested interest that buyer will walk away and the vicious cycle repeats itself all over again .
- Others complain that the consultants ' growing influence exacerbates the advantage of [ARG0 litigants] wealthy enough * to [rel afford] [ARG1 such pricey services] .
- The Venezuelan currency plummeted this year , * making it *EXP*-1 difficult for [ARG0 auto makers there] to [rel afford] [ARG1 imported parts] .
- He says 0 his aim is * to reach [ARG0 people] who *T*-1 are bedridden , have no access to transportation , ca n't find a lawyer 0 *T*-2 to take their case or [ARGM-ADV simply] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel afford] [ARG1 lawyers ' consultation fees] .
- [ARG0 Few small neighborhood businesses] , [ARGM-DIS however] , [ARGM-MOD can] [rel afford] [ARG1 such protection] , [ARGM-MNR even in collaboration with other local merchants] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Dinkins , the Manhattan borough president ,] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel afford] [ARG1 more bumbling and stumbling] [ARGM-CAU because he holds a comfortable 20-point lead in most of the public-opinion polls] .
- Parents , he says 0 *T*-1 , should aim at [ARG1 whatever regular investment sum] [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel afford] *T*-2 .
- Lawyers representing five of the seven defendants in the case say 0 [ARG0 their clients] [ARGM-MOD can] [ARGM-TMP no longer] [rel afford] [ARG1 their services] .
- State housing prices , at a median $ 201,028 *U* , have declined in recent months because of [ARG0 potential buyers '] inability * to [rel afford] [ARG1 homes] .
- Private Eye had been threatened *-1 with closure because [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD could] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel afford] [ARG1 the libel payment] .
- Rather , lines would diminish because [ARGM-MNR at higher prices] [ARG0 many victims] [ARGM-MOD could] [ARGM-NEG not] [rel afford] [ARG1 necessities such as food and medical supplies] .
afford.01 sub-ARG0 S-ARG1
- [ARGM-DIS But] [ARG0 most of them] [ARGM-MOD could] have [rel afforded] [ARG1 *-1 to keep up their payments] -- they chose * not to do so .
- `` In the past , people who *T*-1 had *-2 to run for office had *-3 to moderate their views because [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD could] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel afford] [ARG1 *-4 to offend blacks or whites] , '' he said *T*-5 .
- A Ford takeover of Jaguar would `` have such implications for the balance of power in the 1990s that [ARG0 General Motors] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel afford] [ARG1 *-1 to step aside] .
- [ARG0 We] ca n't [rel afford] [ARG1 *-1 to wait] . ''
- He said 0 [ARG0 Drexel -- the leading underwriter of high-risk junk bonds --] could no longer [rel afford] [ARG1 *-1 to sell any junk offerings if they might later become troubled] [ARGM-TMP because Drexel risked *-2 losing its highly lucrative junk franchise] .
- [ARG0 They] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel afford] [ARG1 *-1 to stay out of HDTV] . ''
- Soon , [ARG0 only large corporations] will be able *-2 to [rel afford] [ARG1 *-3 to buy and run football teams] , predicts 0 *T*-4 John J. Veatch Jr. , an investment banker with Salomon Brothers who *T*-1 handled the Cowboys sale .
- [ARG0 Bigger business] [ARGM-MOD can] [ARGM-TMP often] [ARGM-ADV better] [rel afford] [ARG1 *-1 to minimize the cost of crime] .
- [ARG0 Small retailers] who *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel afford] [ARG1 *-2 to travel to his New York showroom] have become fair game .
- The defense lawyers , three of whom *T*-1 are solo practitioners , say 0 [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel afford] [ARG1 *-2 to put their law practices on hold for another seven-month trial] .
- `` [ARG0 I] [ARGM-MOD could] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel afford] [ARG1 *-1 to hire 16 whites] .
- Wall Street traders say that , [ARGM-ADV with institutional brokerage commissions far lower than in the 1970s] , [ARG0 securities firms] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel afford] [ARG1 *-1 to take the risk of * buying too much stock] .
afford.01 S-ARG1
- Some people argue that [ARGM strong brands] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel afford] [ARG1 *-1 to stop *-2 advertising for a time] [ARGM-CAU because of the residual impact of hundreds of millions of dollars spent * on advertising through the years] .
afford.02 NP-ARG0-by obj-ARG1
- The protection from * using married puts is clearly superior to [ARG1 that] [rel afforded] * by [ARG0-by another options strategy 0 some investors consider *-3 using *T*-2 during troubled times : * selling call options on stocks 0 the investor owns *T*-1] .
afford.02 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- Most of us have *-2 to spend our time on [ARG0 pursuits that *T*-1 [rel afford] [ARG1 neither] , drab duties rather than pleasures] .
afford.02 obj-ARG1 obj-ARG2
- Experts on California tort law say 0 [ARG1 protections] [rel afforded] * [ARG2 government agencies] [ARGM-LOC in such cases] are pretty ironclad .
afford.02 obj-ARG2 obj-ARG1
- [ARGM-TMP Last year] [ARG2 the public] was [rel afforded] *-1 [ARG1 a preview of Ms. Bartlett 's creation] [ARGM-MNR in a tablemodel version] , [ARGM-LOC at a BPC exhibition] .