This may be because it cannot tolerate much competition from other plants.

"I will tolerate no further delays - from any of you!"

I am not going to tolerate a single lie from you.

Treatment may be stopped at any time if the person is not able to tolerate side effects from the medicine.

"I'll tolerate no such talk from anyone, not even my own nephew!"

How did humans tolerate this separation from the ones they loved?

The one thing I won't tolerate from you tonight is sarcasm.

Do not think I will tolerate such attitudes from my wife.

Yet we have come to tolerate such problems from our personal computers.

Such investors wouldn't tolerate similar behavior from the private parties whose securities they hold.