1.   A boat can be as big, with as much horsepower, as the owner can afford.

2.   But can the owners afford to play hardball?

3.   But with the tax cuts on cigarettes, some limo owners no longer can afford even oil changes.

4.   For another, this has been a good year in the business, which means that owners can afford to take a night off.

5.   He prescribes Prozac when owners can afford it.

6.   How can the owners afford these contracts?

7.   If owners can afford to pay athletes all this money, how much are the owners making?

8.   In SoHo, the buildings are usually so large that gallery owners generally cannot afford to buy them, brokers say.

9.   In town, waterfront rents have fallen in half because rural estate owners can no longer afford town houses.

10.   Legally, of course, the owners cannot afford to have an official policy of not signing free agents.