The reason: the family simply could not afford to send all three to private school.
His family could not afford to send him to college.
The ship couldn't afford to send more men to find out why they didn't answer its calls.
I can afford to send my kids to college, but people who work for me can't.
My taxes put some kids in college I can't afford to send myself.
They cannot afford to send any of their children to school.
Often the family can only afford to send one child to school.
He did well in school, but his father could not afford to send him to college.
How can I afford to send my child to college?
They favor children whose parents can afford to send them to private schools.