1.   Only governments can afford to spend a quarter of a billion dollars each for the equivalent of plastic flamingos.

2.   The government could afford a slight relaxation of its austerity.

3.   The government cannot afford to alienate either group.

4.   Analysts Friday said the government cannot afford to prop up the market much longer, and predicted a crashing correction in the week or month ahead.

5.   Boxer said this means the federal government can afford to pay the state the full amount.

6.   But Tarre said the vote should be postponed because the government cannot now afford to spend millions on a nationwide campaign.

7.   But the government could not afford the upkeep.

8.   But the government simply cannot afford such an increase, Haruna said.

9.   Can our government afford to buy medicines and provide treatment for every American?

10.   Consequently, he believes the government cannot afford to further weaken this system of controls as it continues to take on more responsibilities for loans and financial promises.