71.   Last December, Yeltsin vetoed a hike in the minimum pension, saying the country could not afford it.

72.   McCain said the country could not afford it and the money would be better spent shoring up Social Security and paying down the national debt.

73.   On Global Environment Day in June, presidential adviser Navin Chandarpal said the country cannot afford to lock away its natural resources.

74.   Not even prospering Western countries could afford such extended holidays, said Bozidar Djelic, a pro-Western scholar.

75.   Of course, they also know that presently Indonesia is in the international limelight, the country cannot afford to stain its human rights record further.

76.   Several ministers said their countries cannot afford to treat AIDS patients and urged PAHO to find ways to lower the cost of medication.

77.   Sukom should also ensure the rates for the media are affordable as most countries cannot afford these rates.

78.   The country could never afford to hospitalize all its AIDS sufferers.

79.   The economies of both Croatia and Serbia are devastated, and neither country can afford a new conflict.

80.   The country can afford only limited imports of natural gas and oil, relying instead on small hydro-electric plants on its mountain rivers.