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Afford

To be able to buy something. Theoretically, one can afford anything so long as one has the money to purchase it. However, affordability is subjective to a certain extent, depending on one's other obligations, wants and needs. See also: Expensive, Cheap.

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With his salary, the 25-year-old restaurant manager and Studio City renter should be able to afford a house, or at least a nice condominium in Los Angeles.

PRICED OUT OF A FUTURE DOORS CLOSED ON HOME DREAMS NEW BUYERS FIND THAT THEIR MONEY DOESN'T PURCHASE MUCH

In the big Los Angeles County market, 15 percent of households could afford a home priced at the median of $512,890.

AFFORDABILITY DOWN IN STATE CALIFORNIA, COUNTY DROP 2 PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM '04

If the market affords our company a comparable valuation multiple, immediate additional value would be created for our shareholders.

Mercator Partners Acquisition Corp. Announces Platform Acquisitions Creating Global VNO Leader; H. Brian Thompson to Lead Management as Executive Chairman; Nextel Founder Morgan O'Brien to Join Board

Merck was one of the first pharmaceutical companies to pioneer a patient assistance program more than 50 years ago based on the belief that no one should have to go without necessary medicines because they cannot afford them.

The Merck Patient Assistance Program Remains an Option for Many Medicare Beneficiaries

can't afford not to provide health care for everybody

PUBLIC FORUM

We started the 'I Can Afford College' campaign to make sure Californians know that financial aid is available to help pay for a community college education," said Linda Michalowski, Vice Chancellor of Student Services and Special Programs for the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office.

''I Can Afford College'' Campaign Urges Students to Apply for a Cal Grant by March 2nd to Maximize Financial Aid

I have been given an opportunity to afford a house, just maybe not this house.

WINNING YOUR DREAM HOUSE MAY KEEP YOU UP NIGHTS MAN HAS HOME BUT THERE'S A SECOND STORY: TAXES!

not all businesses offer health benefits, not all workers qualify for coverage, and many employees cannot afford their share of the premiums.

Delta Dental Pledges $225,000 to Improve Oral Health; Clinics In Five States Plus Washington, D.C. Win Grants to Treat Low-Income, Working Families

When the reality sank in that Jean couldn't afford much more than a shack next to a cattle farm in the Central Valley or a double-wide trailer in the distant High Desert of California, she widened the scope of her search.

CALIFORNIA, OFF THEY GO; CAN'T AFFORD A HOME, YOU KNOW

With employers hurting from the weight of hefty benefit costs, companies that cannot afford to absorb premium increases are faced with a difficult decision: either pass the costs on to their employees or eliminate major medical plans altogether.

New Health Insurance Plan Designed to Fill Growing Gap; 'Fundamental Care' Covers Employees Caught between Expensive Major Medical Plans and Entry-Level Limited-Benefit Plans

Not only is housing a problem for new professors in our department who can't afford to buy a house, but those of us who have just bought a house have acquired over $200,000 in equity.

ON-CAMPUS HOUSING STUDIED AS WAY TO RETAIN FACULTY

Its flagship product it known as the 'Clinical Lasette," which is the only laser-based solution in the market for blood sampling, which affords it significant competitive advantages over the older "lancet" based technology, by enabling a "needle-less" method of obtaining blood samples, which uniquely satisfies the safety rules imposed by the U.

Cell Robotics International, Inc. Unveils Strategy to Pursue Broad Penetration of the $140 Billion Dollar Global Market for Medical Devices