41.   Several of the Atlantic actors started writing because the company could not afford to pay royalties for plays, which is how Donaghy began his career as a dramatist.

42.   Soon, the company could not afford to pay salaries or perform maintenance on the buildings.

43.   Still, the company cannot afford to underwrite the cost of covering spouses.

44.   Such companies can afford to shave a few thousand dollars off sales prices of certain homes or are able to provide below-market mortgages to motivate buyers.

45.   That way, he said, the companies could not afford to advertise.

46.   The company also can afford advanced printing equipment.

47.   The company can afford to do that thanks to its dominant position in the world market.

48.   The company cannot afford to make a decision on a particular leniency program without thinking of the potential effects in other jurisdictions.

49.   The companies can ill afford more cutbacks in production because domestic sales and exports have been declining for a few years, leaving a huge overcapacity in Japan.

50.   The company can afford the high price, analysts said.