Example sentences of "and we can not afford " 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 | This is still a relatively small aspect of our operations as yet , but the sector is one of the major growth areas and we can not afford to neglect it . |
| 3 | It is , as Lord Renton pointed out in an address to this Society in 1990 , too much to ask that legislation should always be expressed simply ; for the complexities of modern life do not always admit of simplicity and we can not afford , in providing a code of conduct , to sacrifice certainty to simplicity . |
| 4 | The members are the lifeblood of this union and we can not afford to lose any more . |
| 5 | ‘ We have been punished for schoolboy errors in defence and we can not afford similar slips against Hartlepool . |
| 6 | We can not afford to turn work away and we can not afford to lose work , ’ a spokesman for Babcock Thorn , Rosyth 's management company , said last night . |