11.   Few businesses could afford flood insurance and few expect large handouts from the federal government, leaving many on the verge of closing their doors for good.

12.   Low-profit family businesses often cannot afford adult labor.

13.   No business can afford to pay these high rates and expect to survive.

14.   The economy was charging ahead, businesses could afford to pay high salaries and the labour force almost forgot the meaning of layoffs as the country achieved full employment.