Sentence examples for his leeway from inspiring English sources

(For all his leeway with the script, Mr. Beane said, he was not able to move some "Sister Act" numbers around, as he initially wanted to do).

"Schröder understood that you have to be either on the side of the United States or not, but his leeway to demonstrate that support is limited," he said, explaining that it is constrained by the Greens and narrower than that enjoyed by Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain or President Jacques Chirac of France.

Gomułka had a pragmatic awareness of political realities and for the duration of his career he rewarded the Soviets for his internal leeway with loyal support.

The earlier movements are interesting for the tests they pose to a composer's maneuverability, given his narrow leeway.

Moores appears to be walking a tightrope, displaying loyalty to Cook while giving his selectors leeway to take an alternative view.

It may well happen too, should do probably, given the situation in the series, although Ashley Giles's first-innings runs appeared to have helped give his side leeway in the match.

Because existing legislation provides significant leeway, his agencies will likely continue to modify previous administrations' rules to implement his policies, and there is little Congress can do to stop them.

For Ali to pull off that famous win, his trainer Angelo Dundee had loosened all the ropes before the bout, allowing his fighter the leeway to lean into them.

Elements of the traditional Princeton offense remain – constant motion, pinpoint passing, and backdoor cuts – but Johnson has given his players more leeway to create shots for themselves.

Hammond has consciously sought to reject the meddling approach of former chancellors, and insiders say he will allow his colleagues more leeway over how they spend their budgets.

And while he tends to leave the public protesting to "agitating women" like Pascoe's acerbically outspoken wife and Dalziel's politically active girlfriend, Hill gives his detectives much leeway in their handling of local justice.