afford a view

Example Sentences

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For people who can’t afford a view suite, the main benefit of losing the viaduct is elimination of its 80-decibel traffic roar.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2019

East Germany claims the fortified frontier is purely defensive, but many watchtowers do not even afford a view of West Germany.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then as soon as it has begun to fuse, which if a small piece, it would do in a minute or so, the muffle door is slightly opened to afford a view of it.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

The temptation to watch her was very great, and Tisdale squared his shoulders resolutely and swung his chair more towards his own window, which did not afford a view of the lake.

From The Rim of the Desert by Anderson, Ada Woodruff

The following table will afford a view of its advance during the present century.

From The History and Antiquities of Horsham by Dudley, Howard