11.   Without the unfettered ability to charge whatever the market will bear for hit drugs, the industry could never afford to pay for its many failures.

12.   As a result, the industry cannot afford to pay higher wages to match those in other sectors or the lucrative wages offered to drivers by a neighbouring country.

13.   Can Malaysian financial services industry afford to wait that long?

14.   Environmental Defense studied alternate technology and pork company finances before drawing the conclusion that the processing industry can afford the expense.

15.   Steinberg and other critics said profit has taken a back seat to politically potent unions, which keep salaries and benefits well beyond what the industry can afford.

16.   Employers say industry can no longer afford such generous welfare provisions.