Examples of 'were afforded' in a sentence

Meaning of "were afforded"

were afforded: were given or provided with something, often implying a privilege or opportunity

How to use "were afforded" in a sentence

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were afforded
We lived comfortably and were afforded a good education.
Youth were afforded the opportunity to work.
And because of the opportunities that were afforded to me.
Students were afforded the legal protection of the clergy.
Phosphodiester internucleotide linkages were afforded by oxidation with aqueous iodine.
That were afforded equal weight.
Youths terrorised their own neighbourhoods and police were afforded a surfeit of overtime.
When pigs were afforded no respect except by other pigs.
Juvenile offenders received regular family visits and were afforded adequate health services.
We were afforded the opportunity to prepare for his death.
The defendants received a fair trial in which they were afforded full legal safeguards.
They were afforded that opportunity.
Administrative hearings were conducted whereby such aliens were afforded every opportunity to defend themselves.
The public were afforded the option of giving evidence in camera.
The difference lies in the amount of societal acceptance that these men were afforded.

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Hidden evils in society were afforded an excellent opportunity to emerge.
It was the day on which the slain Jews of Beitar were afforded burial.
Ethnic minorities were afforded specific subsidies in the area of education.
They decided not to marry until gay couples were afforded the same right.
Mankind were afforded the same.
The queen and much of her administration remained but were afforded no real political power.
They were afforded reams.
Previously, only children under thirteen were afforded this right.
You were afforded a full and fair trial by a jury of your peers.
That ensured that civilians in conflict areas were afforded basic human dignity throughout the crisis.
Participants were afforded the opportunity to throw glass bottles at one another without harm.
Victims of trafficking and smuggling of migrants were afforded full protection under Algerian law.
We were afforded the opportunity of a special visit to the Donnacona Institution.
Where people were afforded incredibly.
Jews were afforded religious liberties, enabling them to administer their own affairs in Jewish education.
While there, the prisoners were afforded no sanitary conditions whatsoever.
By employing appropriate Rz groups in Scheme 5, the following compounds were afforded.
The benefits that were afforded to the species would continue to be provided.
As part of the social welfare system, victims of trafficking were afforded a variety of assistance.
Participants at the workshop were afforded the opportunity to provide expert advice on these issues.
These were different pockets of opportunities where women were afforded a voice, " explained Ansary.
He and his men were afforded protection by the Portuguese.
Following the above briefings and presentations, representatives were afforded the opportunity to pose questions.
The Belgians were afforded substantial support by the French Army.
Instead, consider the many opportunities you were afforded throughout your career.
They were afforded legal aid through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.
Well, whatever it is the point is they were afforded the same opportunities you were.
In this way, about 300 mℓ of a neutral aqueous solution containing DCI were afforded.
All those who were injured were afforded necessary treatment at Taiping Hospital.
The Vegas Golden Knights, another innovator of outreach initiatives, were afforded a different approach.
Opportu - nities were afforded to ask questions of all the speakers.
Occasionally teams based in Ireland ( or touring abroad ) were afforded first-class status.
Also, a large category of women were afforded social protection and housing through a number of laws.
The Britons fell back to the Thames, where they were afforded a greater strategic advantage.
The prisoners were afforded a half hour for lunch and worked 8 hours each day.

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