Example sentences of "allow [adj] [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second half of February was much more unsettled as an area of high pressure persisted in the eastern Atlantic , allowing frontal troughs to topple over its northeastern flank into Scotland . |
| 2 | But it would be folly to repeat the mistake , made with Iraq , of allowing foreign-policy merit to blot out oppression at home . |
| 3 | * The British government was also criticized at Strasbourg for allowing Scottish fishermen to cull up to 5,000 seals annually . |
| 4 | As mentioned earlier the current government ( 1987 ) is set to increase consumerism in education by allowing popular schools to take in as many pupils as possible without the requirement on the part of LEAs to balance intake among schools . |
| 5 | Kenneth Baker , the Secretary of State for Education , met with opposition to his proposals to weaken the structure of state education , notably by allowing comprehensive schools to opt out of the secondary system , and by giving more powers to parents in running schools , a latent veto for the middle-class . |
| 6 | Seen now , these early British films still have a feeling of freshness and spontaneity that derives from the natural performances of non-actors , and a loose approach to framing which allows interesting material to get in at the edge of the picture . |
| 7 | They regretted TM 's ‘ eastern mystical ’ connotations but pointed out that it was ‘ a very simple , natural technique which allows mental activity to settle down to a state of increased inner quietness , producing deep mental and physical rest ’ . |
| 8 | She said : ‘ Teleworking is innovative as it allows qualified women to come back to work in senior positions . |
| 9 | Set up in agreement with the Board of Trade and the Department of Social Security , the ER scheme allows new entrepreneurs to set up in business for three months without losing any state benefits . |
| 10 | It would also allows local authorities to set up établissements publics for cultural purposes . |
| 11 | TVEI funding has already enabled the Region to undertake a curriculum audit in schools , and allowed individual schools to carry out some development work . |
| 12 | The charge is that he allowed domestic inflation to get out of control and messed around with the exchange rate when he should have been applying the monetarist remedy . |
| 13 | The Parkins had migrated from Dublin when Bernard was eight , young enough to take advantage of an educational system which allowed bright children to climb up and out of their allotted place in society . |
| 14 | Safe as the Mark 3 coaches have been , however , their designers have been responsible for actually causing one or two accidents because straps and fixings holding underfloor equipment were inadequate and worked loose , allowing major items to fall off . |
| 15 | The ministers amended the terms of the ASEAN industrial joint-venture ( AIJV ) plan to include allowing non-ASEAN investors to hold up to 60 per cent of equity . |
| 16 | The move came after his parents Allan and Barbara won a court ruling allowing medical staff to switch off the life support systems he had relied on since the tragic injury that left him in a persistent vegetative state . |
| 17 | If you make a few small holes in the container , it will help to ventilate it and allow small animals to get in . |
| 18 | It ranges from ‘ sticky keys ’ — which allow one-finger users to hold down keys like [ Shift ] and [ Control ] — to displaying large-print characters for the partially-sighted . |
| 19 | Since 1991 , ERASMUS links with the Universities of Leiden and Crete allow Edinburgh-based students to spend up to three months abroad , on options such as Politics of the Horn of Africa , and Culture and Development in Africa . |
| 20 | Deputies opposing the bill , led by Yegor Ligachev , feared it would lead to the re-emergence of a class society and allow criminal elements to buy up industries . |
| 21 | Some countries have lifted restrictions on nationality and now allow local nationals to set up in the zones . |
| 22 | New rules to allow private companies to take over the running of key public sector construction projects such as the the Channel Tunnel high-speed rail link , London rail links and major bridge and road projects . |
| 23 | On 3 October 1943 Spain had announced its return to " neutral " status but , in fact , continued to export wolfram to Germany and to allow German agents to operate in and from Spain . |
| 24 | The twin drawbridges , or ‘ bascules ’ , forming the central section of the roadway , weigh about a thousand tons each , and can be raised in a minute and a half to allow large vessels to pass through . |
| 25 | Premier John Major is prepared to lead an unprecedented series of bruising encounters at Number 10 to allow warring departments to agree on where the Treasury axe will fall . |
| 26 | Above all we should resist it because it is really intended to allow legalised Euthanasia to sneak in by the kitchen window having been refused entry at the front door . |
| 27 | The imaginative librarian first appeals for silence , to allow other students to get back to work . |
| 28 | Around 14 members in senior section but apathy apparent among oldest age group who will be asked to resign perhaps after Easter to allow certain juniors to move up . |
| 29 | Around 14 members in senior section but apathy apparent among oldest age group who will be asked to resign perhaps after Easter to allow certain juniors to move up . |
| 30 | Ministers are not prepared to allow local authorities to lay down conditions of employment , sick pay , holiday pay and other pay levels . |