Example sentences of "be [vb pp] as allow " in BNC.
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1 | If the reserve price had been notified as allowed by section 57(3) , then the bidder has no claim against the seller or auctioneer who will not be liable for refusing to deliver the goods , McManus v. Fortescue ( 1907 C.A. ) . |
2 | This distinction can be seen as allowing the salesmen to defend themselves through providing a justification for fiddling . |
3 | Thus all references to sets of conditions are to be understood as allowing for the possibility of one-member sets . |
4 | A clause would not normally be construed as allowing one party to render no performance at all , as such a clause would undermine the main purpose of the contract . |
5 | In practice , it has been taken as allowing the jury to assess whether the mental abnormality was such a significant factor in the killing as to reduce D's culpability to the extent that the offence should be reduced from murder to manslaughter . |
6 | Although the new law would require Berlusconi to dispose of his controlling interest in the daily newspaper Il Giornale , its provisions were significantly less stringent than originally proposed , and it was criticized as allowing Berlusconi 's dominant position in the Italian media to remain largely unchecked . |