These issues are very much on the nation's agenda and the prime minister's speech no doubt made them more visible and potentially gave licence for others to tell their story".
There are many parts of the world where governments are not keen to give licences for what could be used as private broadcasting stations during a revolution.
Anni Sinnemäki of the Green League said that "not all renewable energy is expensive" and Urpilainen insisted that after the summer 2010 decisions to give licences for two nuclear plants, a halt was needed for reconsideration in any decision to further nuclear projects.
Vakoc, the world university champion – his BA in economics is currently on hold – had shown his strength the previous day in closing down the day's escape on behalf of Cavendish but here he was given licence to race for himself.
Yet Winston still believes that some splendidly self-regulating Gaia-type principle will come into operation, with the very scarcity of girls eventually making them more highly valued even if parents are given licence to select boys for non-medical reasons of balance.
More importantly, it has given licence to a new adventurousness for theatregoers.
For an economist to be be asked for more detail is like being given licence to talk dirty.
A spokesman for the gay rights group Stonewall cautioned against "inappropriate language being given licence by broadcasters".
Given licence to surge down the right, Bale created the first goal - winning the free-kick that he then arced in left-footed for Collins to head home.
"Like all other public organisations, ministers expect the BBC to demonstrate that it is operating efficiently and giving licence fee payers value for money".
