sustain a loss

They sustained huge losses during the mid-1980's as American companies dropped out of the business.

We're prepared to sustain losses for several years while we get it going.

Its units had sustained heavy losses in the past four weeks.

If there's an election now they will sustain heavy losses.

There are not so many of us, anywhere in the world, that we can sustain such losses.

Western, however, which has been sustaining losses in recent years, was not his first target.

While specific battle reports are not yet available, it appears we have sustained significant losses.

From 1994 on, if one party did it and the other didn't, the side without a national message would sustain unnecessary losses.

"We can't go on sustaining losses of more than a million," he said.

They'll probably kill it eventually, but not without sustaining heavy losses.