1.   Suppose everyone buys meals, but only the rich can afford to go to the cinema.

2.   And the rich can afford to.

3.   Democrats say it is not, since people that rich can afford what they are paying.

4.   In ancient times, only the rich could afford to visit the oracle, who made a fortune telling fortunes.

5.   It was an age when Woodrow Wilson believed that the invention motor car had spelled the end of democracy, because only the rich could afford them.

6.   More than half were apartments, suggesting that only the rich can now afford a house.

7.   Since only the very rich could afford cars, Americans would again be forced to ride horses for transportation.

8.   With rare exception, only the rich can afford to challenge incumbents.

9.   Today, only the rich can afford such craftsmanship.