The phrase "gaining leeway" is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used to indicate that someone or something is making progress or achieving a goal by making small advances. For example: "The new initiative is gaining leeway in the public sector, with more and more companies adopting its policies."
The socialist president-elect Francois Hollande unseated Sarkozy by promising voters that he would cease the budget cuts and renegotiate the Merkozy deal so that France and other Eurozone states would gain leeway to simulate their economies through government spending.
Make the Team Pay To the Sports Editor: Re "In Blow to Antidoping Efforts, Athletes Gain Leeway in Court," Sept 19: Perhaps the N.F.L. and the other leagues could prohibit athletes who test positive from playing but not force their removal from rosters.
Now, with the socialist PSOE's decision to abstain, Mr Rajoy has gained some leeway – albeit tentative.
Only if it is serious about pegging to a broader basket of currencies will it gain more leeway over where to cast its line.
But maybe more American boys are now waiting because they have gained cultural leeway to choose a first time that feels emotionally right.
Only the most general waffle about market conditions is tolerated by twitchy compliance lawyers.Critics of laxer rules say it will overturn the grand bargain under which high financiers gained regulatory leeway in return for not peddling whizzy products to widows and orphans.
Older people would still face higher premiums, as insurers would gain more leeway to vary prices based on age.
While women have gained more leeway in using their maiden names at work over time, they must use their registered surnames for official documents like passports and health insurance cards.
Parallel supply chains have gained additional leeway due to free choice of private facilities to choose logistic providers and similar options for public facilities sectors if the NMS does not deliver.
If you need to adjust your steering to fit into the spot, pull forwards with the wheel turned outwards to gain more leeway, straighten your steering to ten o'clock again, and continue to back in.
