She's already too thin. She can't 'afford to lose' any more weight. = She can 'ill afford''to lose' any more weight.
They couldn't 'afford to buy' new coats for the children.
He was 'afforded' the opportunity to work for a judge.
(..) into a nice fucking one-bedroom apartment somewhere. And I guess without benefits, I'll be able to hold my daughter as she, you know, suffers from her asthma that I won't be able to afford the medication for. Well, tests have shown that children under moderate trauma have a tendency (..)2009 Up in the Air
(..) is like a death in the family. But personally, I feel more like the people I worked with were my family and I died. I can't afford to be unemployed. I have a house payment. I have children. I don't know how you can live with yourself, but I'm sure that you'll find a way (..)2009 Up in the Air