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The phrase "allow slack for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the need for flexibility or extra time/resources in a plan or schedule.
Example: "In our project timeline, we should allow slack for unexpected delays to ensure we meet our deadlines."
Alternatives: "provide leeway for" or "allow for flexibility in".
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Each pivotal alignment is trimmed at the ends to allow enough slack space for the SAA to locate proper splice sites.
Insert fabric underlayment and then rubber liner in the pond, allowing for slack in the pump basin.
Attach a ribbon to the finished project, allowing plenty of slack for the frame to hang.
This appears to be a way to allow for a slack of the membrane, resulting in a more favourable camber of the outer wing during the supinated upstroke.
Don't make some broad goal that allows for slacking.
The professors also offer suggestions for businesses that face scarcity of time: They should allow some "slack" — extra, unplanned time — to absorb spikes in activity.
I felt responsible and naive for accepting what I had been told, for not checking our bank accounts, for allowing a slack system to continue.
Leave a little slack to allow for hanging.
Leave some slack for adjustments.
It keeps us hungry and doesn't allow us to slack.
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