The phrase "allowed the perception" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it when you are describing an event or occurrence which opened the door to a certain kind of understanding. For example, you could say, "The experiment allowed the perception that humans are capable of adapting to new environments."
For me, the main problem with Lorna Jane's two-for-one job ad is that it has allowed the perceptions of exclusion and discrimination associated with its brand to extend to its broader hiring practices.
On the other hand, the stance that Mr. Giuliani has adopted so far allows the perception that he is running either an ideologically slight or overly negative campaign.
"Tourism is many things, and we cannot allow the perception to continue that the whole state is on fire," Mayor Wellington E. Webb of Denver said on Thursday.
He breached the ministerial code of conduct, mainly by allowing the perception to arise of a conflict between his public duties and private interests.
Neil Giuliano, president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, said, "For me, anything short of reinstating funding for the ads allows the perception to exist that the A.F.A. got something out of this".
However, Alexander rejected the idea that "big money" influenced government, saying: "There's no prospect of donors influencing government policy but we need to make sure the system does not allow the perception to arise either".
IN recent weeks, strong voices in Germany have told Mr. Schröder he made a serious mistake in allowing the perception to develop that he had turned the country into France's junior partner.
The more pressing problem for Labour is that its position on how to deal with the surge in popularity of the SNP is not settled - which allows the perception to grow that the SNP would end up wagging the Labour dog when in government, though in an unspecified way.
To allow the perception of the press to be my reality is to do my businesses -- employees, customers and vendors -- a disservice.
