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Discover LudwigThe phrase "allowing discretion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is given the freedom to make choices or decisions based on their judgment.
Example: "The manager is allowing discretion in how team members approach their projects, encouraging creativity and innovation."
Alternatives: "permitting judgment" or "granting flexibility".
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Cf. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. at 2554 ("[A] 'policy' of allowing discretion" is "the opposite of a uniform employment practice that would provide... commonality").
Copp wrote that Dempsey continued to underestimate the German defence of ground and Melvin wrote that Dempsey and the Second Army handled subordinate formations poorly by not giving subordinates definite tasks, clear intentions and allowing discretion in the implementation of orders.
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But Mr. Volcker said those provisions should not allow discretion.
New York allows discretion -- by the police in New York City and by county judges elsewhere.
(The home plate umpire was allowed discretion to ignore the clock in such situations).
It allows discretion to member states to use averaging, specifying a weekly exposure limit of 87 decibels, and to allow a transition period for implementation.
They transform a federal policy that allows discretion in seeking serious criminals among illegal immigrants into a state mandate to target everyone in Arizona illegally.
The law transforms a federal policy that allows discretion in seeking serious criminals among illegal immigrants into a state mandate to single out everyone in Arizona illegally.
But it's hard to develop an approach that is flexible enough to allow discretion, yet rigid enough to be effective.
Marles warned if Labor returned to its old policies that didn't allow discretion for turnbacks: "You can forget about a future Labor government being remembered for anything else.
No one has been prosecuted for going to Dignitas – and while it remains illegal to assist suicide, legal guidelines allow discretion to protect loved ones involved in providing support.
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