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I could never afford private healthcare here, as I understand it would be about 8,000 euros a year and exclude my cancer care. – Beryl Roberts from Pontivy	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It can't afford to turn away major names from the viewing audience who otherwise might never have considered the small screen, netflix has built a reputation and marketed themselves as being very director-oriented, creative-oriented, content-oriented. It's part of the reason everyone wants to come there. – Russell Williams	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The truth is we cannot afford to continue this level of income and wealth inequality and we cannot afford a billionaire class whose greed and corruption has been at war with the working families in this country for 45 years. – Bernie Sanders	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I called in on May 1 and said,' I can't come in today or ever again because I can't afford my daughter's daycare. Caren Morales guys cut me really bad,'. – Caren Morales	Found on CNN 4 years ago
For young people to have the ability to afford an education — what a great way to attract new talent. – Marissa Andrada	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Do not force to be a victor always, learn to gain more when you lose in every situation. Failure is a great guidance which no one can afford you because it normally wasteful and painful. – bj vengai chirwa	added by anonymous 4 years ago
This isn't a game. It's deadly serious. The United States can not afford to have a president who will abuse whatever power is available to President Donald Trump to get re-elected. The United States's what The United States's all about, and here's the kicker : The people around The President knew that what The President was doing was wrong -- profoundly wrong. So what did they try to do ? They tried to cover The United States up by hiding the evidence. – Hunter Biden	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I'm voting for Elizabeth Warren because I can't afford college anymore. I also like Elizabeth Warren plan for black women so we won't die so much in labor, and Elizabeth Warren reminds me of Obama because Elizabeth Warren gives us hope. – Casey McClure	Found on CNN 4 years ago
In almost any motor transport — whether it's a plane or car, a horse, or bicycle — it's reusable, if you could use a car only once, very few people could afford to drive a car. So the critical breakthrough that's necessary is a rapidly reusable orbital rocket. – Elon Musk	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Even though it seems like a large sum, we know most countries can actually afford to do this based on their domestic resources. It is only a handful of countries that requires international aid to scale up their primary health care. – Peter Salama	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
On the one hand we want climate protections measures to be effective to meet our commitments, on the other hand we want to be economically sensible and act in a socially acceptable way so that all people can afford climate protection. – Angela Merkel	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I can afford a lawyer and have the best people defending me but a lot of people don't make a lot of money and if you're a lower name you might get run over by USADA, i feel you can't put a price on the fact I have to deal with this situation... and the smear of my reputation. – Christian Coleman	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
SUVs is what the customer wants, owning a car is for many people part of having a higher quality of life. We need to ensure that even middle and lower income families can afford an electric car. – Herbert Diess	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Owning a car is for many people part of having a higher quality of life. We need to ensure that even middle and lower income families can afford an electric car. – Herbert Diess	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We found several health-related variables, but we found being uninsured did increase suicide rates, we think it's related to accessibility. People who don't have insurance likely can't afford to seek out the kind of help they need or they may not even know where to look for help, especially in rural areas. – Danielle Steelesmith	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Low-risk people who can't afford to post bond spend days, weeks, months in jail until they take a plea or their cases are actually dropped, it has a dramatic impact on people. – Cherise Fanno Burdeen	Found on CNN 4 years ago
If your son or daughter qualifies for the Olympics in 2020, I dont know how any of those families are going to be able to afford the airline tickets, the Airbnb, the hotels, or get the tickets. – Brant Feldman	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
If (the regional government budget) can't afford it, I'll buy it for you. – President Widodo	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Here's the thing about that, it is not only in the Panhandle where you can get away with that statement, you can now get away with this all over the country and, as he just made painfully clear, in any room the actual president is in, which is absolutely appalling. And that is something we can not afford to get numb to. Because if that ever even a moment feels like it's become normal, we are completely f * ed. – John Oliver**	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Both sides are treating( Michigan) as though it's absolutely critical, michigan Democrats can't afford to lose it, and Republicans would love to win it. – Tom Shields	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We can no longer afford to be burning fossil fuels or corn ethanol when there are far more environmentally transformational alternatives that address the climate crisis. – Scott Farber	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The island cannot afford to lose already approved federal resources, nor the ones we are working to obtain. – Jenniffer Gonzalez	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
President Trump is missing an opportunity to nominate a fighter for workers, like a union member, to be Americas next Labor Department Secretary, instead, President Trump has again chosen someone who has proven to put corporate interests over those of worker rights. Workers and union members who believed President Trump when President Trump campaigned as pro-worker should feel betrayed. In 2005, Walmart hired Antonin Scalia to defend against whistleblower lawsuitsby employees who alleged wrongdoing in the company. Antonin Scalia also helped overturn a Maryland law in 2006 that would have required big companies such as Walmart to spend more on employee health care in the state. That law ran afoul of a federal statute aimed at reducing red tape for certain national employers, who otherwise would have had to afford significantly differentbenefits to employees depending on their state of employment. The Wall Street Journal wrote in 2012 that Antonin Scalia. – Chuck Schumer	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Let's not forget that Moon is a populist leader ... A populist leader cannot afford to be humiliated and forced to change course. – Andrew Horvat	Found on Reuters 4 years ago

I could never afford private healthcare here, as I understand it would be about 8,000 euros a year and exclude my cancer care.

– Beryl Roberts from Pontivy

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It can't afford to turn away major names from the viewing audience who otherwise might never have considered the small screen, netflix has built a reputation and marketed themselves as being very director-oriented, creative-oriented, content-oriented. It's part of the reason everyone wants to come there.

– Russell Williams

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The truth is we cannot afford to continue this level of income and wealth inequality and we cannot afford a billionaire class whose greed and corruption has been at war with the working families in this country for 45 years.

– Bernie Sanders

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I called in on May 1 and said,' I can't come in today or ever again because I can't afford my daughter's daycare. Caren Morales guys cut me really bad,'.

– Caren Morales

Found on CNN
4 years ago

For young people to have the ability to afford an education — what a great way to attract new talent.

– Marissa Andrada

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Do not force to be a victor always, learn to gain more when you lose in every situation. Failure is a great guidance which no one can afford you because it normally wasteful and painful.

– bj vengai chirwa

added by anonymous
4 years ago

This isn't a game. It's deadly serious. The United States can not afford to have a president who will abuse whatever power is available to President Donald Trump to get re-elected. The United States's what The United States's all about, and here's the kicker : The people around The President knew that what The President was doing was wrong -- profoundly wrong. So what did they try to do ? They tried to cover The United States up by hiding the evidence.

– Hunter Biden

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I'm voting for Elizabeth Warren because I can't afford college anymore. I also like Elizabeth Warren plan for black women so we won't die so much in labor, and Elizabeth Warren reminds me of Obama because Elizabeth Warren gives us hope.

– Casey McClure

Found on CNN
4 years ago

In almost any motor transport — whether it's a plane or car, a horse, or bicycle — it's reusable, if you could use a car only once, very few people could afford to drive a car. So the critical breakthrough that's necessary is a rapidly reusable orbital rocket.

– Elon Musk

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Even though it seems like a large sum, we know most countries can actually afford to do this based on their domestic resources. It is only a handful of countries that requires international aid to scale up their primary health care.

– Peter Salama

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

On the one hand we want climate protections measures to be effective to meet our commitments, on the other hand we want to be economically sensible and act in a socially acceptable way so that all people can afford climate protection.

– Angela Merkel

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I can afford a lawyer and have the best people defending me but a lot of people don't make a lot of money and if you're a lower name you might get run over by USADA, i feel you can't put a price on the fact I have to deal with this situation... and the smear of my reputation.

– Christian Coleman

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

SUVs is what the customer wants, owning a car is for many people part of having a higher quality of life. We need to ensure that even middle and lower income families can afford an electric car.

– Herbert Diess

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Owning a car is for many people part of having a higher quality of life. We need to ensure that even middle and lower income families can afford an electric car.

– Herbert Diess

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We found several health-related variables, but we found being uninsured did increase suicide rates, we think it's related to accessibility. People who don't have insurance likely can't afford to seek out the kind of help they need or they may not even know where to look for help, especially in rural areas.

– Danielle Steelesmith

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Low-risk people who can't afford to post bond spend days, weeks, months in jail until they take a plea or their cases are actually dropped, it has a dramatic impact on people.

– Cherise Fanno Burdeen

Found on CNN
4 years ago

If your son or daughter qualifies for the Olympics in 2020, I dont know how any of those families are going to be able to afford the airline tickets, the Airbnb, the hotels, or get the tickets.

– Brant Feldman

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

If (the regional government budget) can't afford it, I'll buy it for you.

– President Widodo

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Here's the thing about that, it is not only in the Panhandle where you can get away with that statement, you can now get away with this all over the country and, as he just made painfully clear, in any room the actual president is in, which is absolutely appalling. And that is something we can not afford to get numb to. Because if that ever even a moment feels like it's become normal, we are completely f *** ed.

– John Oliver

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Both sides are treating( Michigan) as though it's absolutely critical, michigan Democrats can't afford to lose it, and Republicans would love to win it.

– Tom Shields

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We can no longer afford to be burning fossil fuels or corn ethanol when there are far more environmentally transformational alternatives that address the climate crisis.

– Scott Farber

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The island cannot afford to lose already approved federal resources, nor the ones we are working to obtain.

– Jenniffer Gonzalez

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

President Trump is missing an opportunity to nominate a fighter for workers, like a union member, to be Americas next Labor Department Secretary, instead, President Trump has again chosen someone who has proven to put corporate interests over those of worker rights. Workers and union members who believed President Trump when President Trump campaigned as pro-worker should feel betrayed. In 2005, Walmart hired Antonin Scalia to defend against whistleblower lawsuitsby employees who alleged wrongdoing in the company. Antonin Scalia also helped overturn a Maryland law in 2006 that would have required big companies such as Walmart to spend more on employee health care in the state. That law ran afoul of a federal statute aimed at reducing red tape for certain national employers, who otherwise would have had to afford significantly differentbenefits to employees depending on their state of employment. The Wall Street Journal wrote in 2012 that Antonin Scalia.

– Chuck Schumer

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Let's not forget that Moon is a populist leader ... A populist leader cannot afford to be humiliated and forced to change course.

– Andrew Horvat

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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