The NFL cannot afford to appear soft on player safety.

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The Republicans do appear to understand that they cannot survive as the party of white southern voters.

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Hence the central bankers must appear vigilant, which means they cannot afford to ignore the impact of the dollar.

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You cannot predict where and when these items will appear, but they can dramatically swing things in the favor of whichever team is lucky enough to be near them.

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The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will next appear at the court on 6 March.

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"We cannot even predict what kinds of emergent properties would appear when animals begin interacting as part of a brain-net, " he said.

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You cannot find your passion idly staring into space, hoping for it to appear as a revelation, from one book, article, blog posting or casual conversation.

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Although they cannot be regarded as totally conclusive until confirmed by other observers, these results, which appear in the current edition of Nature, cap a spectacular year for planet hunting.

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Roman Abramovich may appear to have the attention span of a squirrel on crystal meth but the one thing you cannot argue with is the success he has brought Chelsea.

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