The phrase "allowances for things" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing considerations or accommodations made for various items or situations.
Example: "In our budget, we need to make allowances for things like unexpected expenses and maintenance costs."
Alternatives: "provisions for items" or "considerations for matters".
We have to find a way to make allowances for things in the past that are genuinely resistant to the easy enlightenments of the present.
Unless you make allowances for things like this, then the raw data you plot on a graph becomes unreliable as a consistent record of Denierville's climate over time.
Public-sector workers were mollycoddled with pay for 13 or 14 months per year and arcane allowances for things like firewood or carrying files between office floors.Tax evasion is widespread.
But for live streaming it would be nice to have the option of choosing a maximum bitrate or a suitable 'best' HLS profile to stream at so we can keep some of our data allowance for things other than iPlayer!
The program makes allowances for such things as where the taxpayer lives and how many children he has.
When he's scoring heavily, it's possible to make allowances for the things he doesn't do – to forget his frailties, if you like.
Kids enter their virtual allowance amount, set goals for things they want to save for, and debit any funds they've spent.
Many of us received allowances as children, and often for things that should have been ends in and of themselves.
Anyone claiming Jobseeker's allowance (JSA) can be sanctioned for things such as missing a meeting with an adviser, not turning up to training or not being available for work.
They didn't even know me". Anyone claiming Jobseeker's allowance (JSA) can be sanctioned for things such as missing a meeting with an adviser, not turning up to training or not being available for work.
There are also tax-saving advantages to putting money into a pension scheme, donating to charity via the gift aid scheme, or claiming capital allowances on things used for business purposes.
