In fact, they could hardly afford to keep them around for more than a few days.

And to fail with her would be to show weakness that I can hardly afford.

We can hardly afford to build new schools if there won't be students to fill them.

I'm so poor I can't hardly afford to pay attention.

They already have it so expensive that you can't hardly afford to take your kids to a game.

"We can hardly afford to have the chief out of action at the present time."

I could hardly afford the risk of carrying such an unusual weapon on my very first visit.

Until they did, he could hardly afford the luxury of grief.

By tomorrow, the other papers would have their own versions; they could hardly afford not to.

And that's something traditional British television can hardly afford right now.