The phrase "allowed it to serve" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing permission or enabling something to fulfill a function or role.
Example: "The committee allowed it to serve as the official document for the project."
Alternatives: "permitted it to function" or "enabled it to operate".
The New York City Economic Development Corporation, which manages the terminal, had never allowed it to serve as a landing zone before the Leap Frogs made a trial jump on Friday, a spokesman for the agency said on Friday.
And the flat top of the grill allowed it to serve as a table when the men weren't manning it in the backyard, said Jan Engelbrecht, the company's chief executive.
Resources within the religion have allowed it to serve, over centuries, as a discourse that allows the articulation of profound social or political grievances, simultaneously explaining problems while prescribing a programme of action for their resolution.
That's allowed it to serve as the medium for the growth and evolution of the most complex molecules in the universe, including enzymes, proteins, and the mother of all known living creatures, DNA.
And it has been an outlet that would stock far more toys than a big-box retailer, which allowed it to serve as a testing ground for new toys.
Cross-docking is a logistics technique that minimizes the storage and order picking functions of a warehouse while still allowing it to serve its receiving and shipping functions.
Here's the pitch: And here's my review: While not perfect, the pitch for Dreve.me demonstrates how having enough of the right ingredients can allow it to serve its primary purpose: getting you to the next round or milestone.
It simply puts it in proper perspective and allows it to serve its proper function -- as a guide to be followed, not an idol to be worshipped or a weapon to be wielded.
(1) Glu286 plays a role in holding the catalytic water in its position allowing it to serve as the fourth ligand for the active-site zinc.
Proxicom, which is based in Reston, Va., said the deal would expand its presence in Europe, allowing it to serve international customers with local consultants.
This fusion protein was purified to homogeneity and its abundance quantified by protein assay, allowing it to serve as a standard for antigen abundance.
