Example sentences of "not afford to have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oskar Lafontaine , the SPD leader in the Saarland , has argued vociferously that a modern mass party like the SPD could not afford to have its policies confined to the narrow interests of employed industrial workers . |
| 2 | He said that imports through European Community countries now account for half of cocaine seizures , and ‘ the practical reality is we can not afford to have open frontiers with countries like the Netherlands , because the consequence is that drugs in increasing numbers come into our countries . ’ |
| 3 | To run a proper dictatorship , you can not afford to have newspapers denouncing your actions . |
| 4 | If they can not afford to have one installed , this should be regarded as a first priority and paid for by their children if they can afford it , which is often quite possible if there is a willingness on their part to make some small economy in their own spending each month . |
| 5 | We can not afford to have failures in a health system which needs to use every hospital and every health care worker if it is to cope with the demands of the twenty first century . |
| 6 | I hope , however , that the hon. Gentleman will explain to the Leader of the Opposition that Welsh farmers could not afford to have their incomes cuts so that the money could be spent on Spanish , Greek and Portuguese farmers . |
| 7 | Police say the dog could have been used in a fight or dumped by an uncaring owner who could not afford to have the animal registered under dangerous dog legislation . |
| 8 | Rich folk ca n't afford to have imaginations . ’ |
| 9 | Admittedly they suffer great pressures on time and space , but the case of my client who had ‘ rescued ’ three large dogs , only to discover he could n't afford to have any of them vaccinated , is surely not an isolated one . |
| 10 | ‘ We ca n't afford to have people lingering around for a recuperative holiday … |
| 11 | The recalcitrant firm , dependent on telephone selling , could n't afford to have its lines tied up and waved the white flag together with a cheque . |
| 12 | I ca n't afford to have it reslated now so is there a stop-gap solution ? |
| 13 | Hayman knew he could n't afford to have the man around to answer to a Congressional enquiry if the shit hit the fan . |
| 14 | As a professional I ca n't afford to have any . |
| 15 | Clarissa , who started as the NCDL 's Public Relations Officer before her talents were put to wider use as Chief Executive , is currently promoting the Neutering Roadshow , where people who ca n't afford to have their dogs neutered pay just £10 for a voucher , redeemable at their local vet . |
| 16 | ‘ We ca n't afford to have all the scientific journals in our library that we had 10 or even five years ago , ’ says Sir Eric . |
| 17 | When you ruin a lean and effective team , you ca n't afford to have all the experts you need permanently on the staff . |
| 18 | Because we had people coming into the town that had come out of rooms one and two rooms in Har , in wherever they came from to Harlow and there were so many things that they required for their home that they could n't afford to have big families and pay their way . |
| 19 | You could n't afford to have drivers sitting around for ten minutes not doing anything , so you married these routes up together and were able to , by manipulation , get them to a more economical run . |
| 20 | No we never had visitors , my mother could n't she could n't afford to have visitors you know . |
| 21 | And for the women you know I mean it 's i in a situation you probably I do n't know you know this comment that , Oh my my wife 's gon na nag me back to work , or whatever that was made in the beginning probably could be that the women were saying , Oh my God you know we ca n't afford to have you on strike just accept it you know just I 'm definitely not I think really they have felt they have really changed fund fundamentally they 've found a self confidence that they can say no you know it 's not good enough . |
| 22 | Those countries that are not self sufficient , who ca n't afford to have erm , er , expensive agricultural support policies in place . |
| 23 | How many people of the , how many of you here today , could actually pay for your home out of your income , if you waited until you have sufficient income to pay for your home in its entirety , the bulk of the people in this room , even though there are , yes , some rich farmers , still could n't afford to have a home . |
| 24 | We could n't afford to have that guy in . |
| 25 | if you 're a thief you are going to get nicked sometime you ca n't afford to have regrets |
| 26 | It is no use having a nice display if people ca n't see it , but I ca n't afford to have this sort of thing happen again . ’ |
| 27 | I ca n't afford to have any more time off . |
| 28 | She ca n't afford to have time off . |
| 29 | Say I ca n't afford to have me hair done this week can you afford to give our Wendy some money ? |