The phrase "allowing it to devote" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used when discussing the permission or opportunity for something to dedicate time or resources to a specific purpose, but the structure is awkward.
Example: "The new policy is allowing it to devote more resources to research and development."
Alternatives: "enabling it to dedicate" or "permitting it to allocate".
Torbay has a much larger elderly population than average, allowing it to devote large chunks of its budget to them.
The funds go particularly far for Mr. Paul, whose campaign does not spend money on fancy buses, campaign consultants or elaborate headquarters, allowing it to devote the cash to television commercials and campaigning in early nominating states.
But the sheer scope and sweep of the efficient markets hypothesis — not to mention the fact that so many people devoted their careers to it — allowed it to brush off most of these challenges.
He looked back on the experience without bitterness, describing it as "extraordinarily fruitful" because it had allowed him to devote himself to the study of German philosophy, which he was determined to revere in spite of everything.
I suggest that Mr Lamy be more demanding of you and press for an abridged cartoon-strip version, thus allowing him to devote more of his valuable time to sorting out "the problems of bananas and hormones".LYNDA WATKINSittingbourne, Kent.
"It will allow him to devote more time to his philanthropic and other interests," he said.
For Rhodes, the agreement Moffat had made with Lobengula was crucial as it bought time that allowed him to devote the necessary attention to the final amalgamation of the South African diamond interests.
And like many athletes at the time, he made enough of a living to allow him to devote his time to training.
The president of the W.C.S., Steven Sanderson (no relation), has allowed him to devote a great portion of his time to Mannahatta.
The move was made, he said, to institutionalize the company and to allow him to devote more time to the trust, although he would continue to work with the troupe as an artistic adviser.
He made the move, he said, because the demands of the job at PaineWebber did not allow him "to devote as much attention as I wanted to the foundation and the needs of the children and their families".
