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About a quarter of the population of India is too poor to be able to afford an adequate diet.

They decided to adopt a child after they realized they weren't able to have one of their own.

Discussion question: Do you think a person who is adopted should be able to know the identity of his birth parents even if they didn't want to reveal that information? She won't be able to advance to the next level if she doesn't work harder.

My dad joined the navy as an ordinary seaman, and through his effort was able to advance through the ranks, and retire as a lieutenant-commander.

I would like to be able to afford a new car next year, so I won't be going away for the holidays.

With the salary I earn, I can't imagine ever being able to afford to buy my own house.

My wife and I both have to work full time in order to be able to afford to buy a house.

My travel agent was able to get me a really cheap flight to Mexico.

Her father was an alcoholic for many years, but was finally able to quit, and hasn't had a drink in over 12 years.

We were able to sell our entire allocation of tickets for the charity concert in just over a week.

She was able to wear her mother's wedding dress when she got married after making a few simple alterations.

Faced with worsening health, and a doctor that didn't seem able to help him, Craig decided to try alternative medicine.

If Apple Computers had planned their strategy a bit more ambitiously, they might have been able to capture the share of the market now held by Microsoft.

The children were able to amuse themselves during the bus ride by drawing and reading comics.

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