The phrase "allow a theory" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the acceptance or validation of a particular theory within a specific context or framework.
Example: "The experimental results seem to allow a theory that suggests a new approach to understanding the phenomenon."
Alternatives: "permit a theory" or "validate a theory".
But once in a while economists get to observe a natural experiment where policy is changed in a way that allows a theory to be tested by real-world results.
A potential risk with grounded theory is that researchers may allow a preconceived theory to direct the sampling of data and the analysis, thus seeking to verify a preconceived theory rather than finding a new one.
Latent variable models allow testing a theory as a whole, incorporating individual differences with respect to developmental processes or abilities in the model.
Suppose we allow that a theory \(T\), say, of physics can stipulatively define its theoretical terms, and that it endows the terms with particular meanings.
Contemporary interest in virtue epistemology began with a paper by Ernest Sosa, where he claimed that a turn to virtue theory would allow a solution to the impasse between foundationalist theories of justification and coherentist theories of justification.
They also identified a security flaw that could, in theory, allow a hacker to take over the device.
Pooling the funds from non-life and life premiums under a single investment team should, in theory, allow a more efficient asset-management operation.
WASHINGTON — Having established a fast-charging foothold in California for its electric cars, Tesla Motors has brought its formula east, opening two ultrafast charging stations in December that would, in theory, allow a speedy electric-car road trip between here and Boston.
In short, this hack allows access to credit card data and purchase history and could, in theory, allow a hacker to use a Google Wallet freely in the wild.
Martin's test would in theory allow a GP to take a blood sample from their patient and that would give them a personalised cancer risk assessment – and he hopes it will be available by 2020.
