Sentence examples for it may be permissible from inspiring English sources

(See the Student Press Law Center's guide to when it may be permissible to "borrow" other people's work under the defense of "fair use").

The bill says that in some circumstances it may be permissible to use force amounting to grievous bodily harm – which can constitute serious disfigurement – if the officer "reasonably believes that doing the thing is necessary to protect the life of, or to prevent serious injury to, another person (including the authorised officer)".

It may be permissible to charge those prices now, but as Wal-Mart enters the market for organics, Whole Foods runs the risk of being seriously undercut.Bill JonesPasadena, CaliforniaTeacher assessmentSIR – You claim that bad teachers in California "who scrape through their first couple of years are more or less assured of tenure for life" ("A hard slog", August 6th).

A hard paternalist says that, at least sometimes, it may be permissible to prevent him from crossing the bridge even if he knows of its condition.

For example, it may be permissible, if we are one-life-at-risk short of the threshold, to pull one more person into danger who will then be saved, along with the others at risk, by killing an innocent person (Alexander 2000).

One could argue that since screenwriters would use it for dialogue, it may be permissible, however, you may want to consider using regardless for those characters that are more articulate and educated.

In many parts of Indiana where there are not explicit laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, it still may be permissible for someone to deny another service or a job on the basis of their sexual orientation.

"Hence, a ban on foreign donations may be permissible, if it is seen as being supported by a legitimate concern about foreign influence over Australian elections".

A possible argument for use of trimethoprim is that natural resistance is seen at a relatively high frequency (at least in isolates from Thailand), and so its use as a marker may be permissible according to the regulatory guidelines.

However, the code says that "strong links with the broadcasting industry" are allowed "certain paid employment" which "may be permissible so long as it is open and accounted for and any conflict of interest is declared and discussed at a content board meeting before each relevant agenda item".

However, the amount of triclosan required is much less compared to that in antibiotic selection (typically 2%), and a level of residual triclosan may be permissible, given its approval for use in non-prescription medicines and hygiene products.