Example sentences of "we can [not/n't] afford [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a PLC we would have the greater freedom and flexibility vitally needed to match the increasing pace of change and to provide new or different services — and we can not afford to be too slow or too late . |
| 2 | But we can not afford to be so self-indulgent and dismissive . |
| 3 | The argument for feminist education , free from male control , is not as a remedial exercise , it is because we have important work to do together , from which we can not afford to be distracted by the interference and destruction we know happens when men remain in control . |
| 4 | We can not afford to be complacent , but I do not believe complacency is in the vocabulary of any one of you . |
| 5 | Economically , we can not afford to be excluded from a group that includes most of our main trading partners , including our biggest partner of all , the Federal Republic of Germany . |
| 6 | They know perfectly well that we can not afford to be left out . |
| 7 | Contractors will reluctantly say , ’ No , we simply can not do your work because we can not afford to be out of the money for that period . ’ |