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Free sign upThe phrase "allowed it to fly" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a situation where permission was granted for something to be released or to take off, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "After much consideration, she finally allowed it to fly, trusting that her idea would succeed."
Alternatives: "permitted it to soar" or "let it take flight."
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The success of the 747 was ensured by the fact that its huge wings and fuel tanks allowed it to fly farther than any other plane.
He said authorities allowed it to fly for a short time to determine its destination.
He slashes the ball towareds the back post, where Etuhu allowed it to fly behind for a kick out.
The chicken-sized creature, named Xiaotingia zhengi in honour of the scientist who established the museum as a repository for vertebrate fossils, shared several features with Archaeopteryx, including long, sturdy forelimbs that presumably allowed it to fly.
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Without the cash injection from Greybull Capital, Monarch would have lost its Air Travel Organiser's Licence (Atol), which allows it to fly package holidaymakers.
Each bat was released by allowing it to fly freely from the hand and then its orientation direction was monitored using a receiver (AR8200) and handheld antenna from the release site and when the signal disappeared the direction it had vanished in was recorded, along with the time taken to vanish.
Although North Korean-owned, the vessel had been registered in Cambodia, allowing it to fly a Cambodian flag and claim Phnom Penh as its home port.
During successful tests, it flew through the air using almost no moving parts and a special air-breathing system that allows it to fly so fast.
It has a range of 2,300 miles, allowing it to fly almost across the United States, and it could actually be a misnomer to call it a regional jet.
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