Example sentences of "[vb pp] as allow " in BNC.
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| 1 | This distinction can be seen as allowing the salesmen to defend themselves through providing a justification for fiddling . |
| 2 | Thus all references to sets of conditions are to be understood as allowing for the possibility of one-member sets . |
| 3 | 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. ) . |
| 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 | One observes that the only difference between these verbs and know lies in the type of condition invoked as allowing one to represent the person or thing denoted by the direct object as being in the state denoted by the infinitive : knowledge vs belief or opinion . |
| 7 | The seemingly impossible 1975 ( or 1977 if extended as allowed under the Act ) goal for attainment of the photochemical oxidant standard is highlighted by data for Los Angeles . |
| 8 | 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 . |