Sentence examples for before permitted from inspiring English sources

Courts have never before permitted treatment to be withdrawn from a patient in a minimally conscious state.

The court has "never before" permitted "a president's direct defiance of an act of Congress in the field of foreign affairs".

The 16-year-old, never before permitted to compete at an international competition, seemed unsure what to do next, walking from the mat before being directed to turn to bow to her opponent in accordance with judo's protocol.

But what put Mr. Hart Dyke in Britain's headlines was that the dozens of paintings and watercolors on display at the Mount Street Galleries offered unprecedented glimpses into the world of the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as S.I.S. or MI6, which has never before permitted an outsider to make a graphic record of its hidden world.

It's a valid question generally, but particularly so for states like New York that are trying to conceive a new regulatory framework -- intended to function on a regional scale -- for an industrial activity never before permitted there -- high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale.

Pataki administration regulators blocked the move before permitting the sale.

The memorandum directed that supervising officers "must conduct observations" of the address in question before permitting such raids.

A bored-seeming soldier inspected a press vehicle for hidden weapons or Palestinians before permitting it into Jerusalem.

But he rejects the suggestion made by some analysts that he should have followed the Chinese model of reforming the economy before permitting political change.

Before permitting the release of NBK in 1994, the censors insisted that Stone strip a whopping 150 shots from the film.

Mr. Sharon today again demanded seven days of "absolute quiet" before permitting formal steps toward truce and negotiations already agreed upon by the two parties.