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Discover LudwigThe phrase "authorities permitted" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing permissions or approvals granted by official bodies or organizations.
Example: "The authorities permitted the construction of the new bridge after thorough inspections."
Alternatives: "officials allowed" or "regulatory bodies authorized".
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When the Soviet authorities permitted, Barshai toured with his orchestra.
So the authorities permitted limited sale of shares but kept a grip on ownership.
Italy's interior minister, Angelino Alfano, has demanded to know why city authorities permitted the spectacle.
Prison authorities permitted her to meet her husband for a half hour at most.
Rattled, the local authorities permitted the design of the Arka Pana church.
North Korean authorities permitted the women to call their families on a few occasions.
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The moral code of these Wall Street executives corresponds to stage one of Lawrence Kohlberg's famous stages of morality: "The concern is with what authorities permit and punish".
He said Mr. Garcia had numerous letters from his superiors in the government and other authorities "permitting him to obtain and distribute police identification cards to fellow officers".
"People like him and myself have helped the British enormously with our knowledge, so why do the British authorities permit the assassins to travel into Britain?" he asked.
Bowing to pressure from high-tech companies that hand out employee options liberally, the accounting authorities permit the value of options to be omitted from compensation costs.
The BBC's John Sudworth reports from Shanghai where the only wall on which authorities permit graffiti artists to work has been earmarked for demolition.
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