But they could afford to wait - and get even at the same time.

He could afford to wait, at least a little while.

No, he could not afford to wait for others to help him.

But we cannot afford to wait another 50 years for justice.

However, as I have said, some things take longer and they could not afford to wait.

He could afford to wait a long time before the heat went off.

There were other times, and he could afford to wait.

I don't know how long we can afford to wait.

This is all well and good, but we cannot afford to wait for much longer.

We cannot afford to wait until 2012 for this to come into force.