1.   Each benefited from scholarships to win the education that family could not afford.

2.   Even if his family could have afforded to buy one, they could not have found a ready source.

3.   Few returned to school, because their families could not afford it.

4.   Last year the dacoits kidnapped a man and broke both his legs because his family could not afford the ransom.

5.   Not all families can afford to go organic.

6.   Only well-to-do families could afford to send their children to university.

7.   Poor families could rarely afford medical insurance and treatment for more than one member, usually the father.

8.   When families can not afford this approach, they sometimes substitute less frequent, longer stays.

9.   Also, more families can afford two or more cars, the planners said.

10.   And the cost of PC notebooks has at last come down enough so some families can afford to consider this option, at least for older students.