Example sentences of "afford [adv] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Giles recalls one remark when Montini was criticizing the De Gasperi Christian Democratic government for inaction while denying that he was doing anything of the kind ( a typical Montini ploy ) : ‘ In political questions the Church has to be general , just as in religious matters she can not afford not to be particular ’ ( ibid. , p. 109 ) . |
| 2 | Eventually , those waging their campaign against her found they were losing , and furthermore , they quickly realized they could n't afford not to be seen as a Katherine Lundy party . |
| 3 | With its industrial importance , it ca n't afford not to be . |
| 4 | The short answer is that all the other trees are tall , so no one tree can afford not to be . |
| 5 | But it 's something we can not afford not to be involved in . |
| 6 | Nor could it afford indefinitely to be without a direct , local link with Asmar 's network , which was still using the agency 's video equipment to keep track of the hostages in Beirut as well as monitoring the activities of DEA/CIA operatives . |