At first, he seemed to have built both unusual international leeway and a surprising consensus among his cabinet and constituents by embracing cease-fire initiatives, holding off a ground invasion and then setting a limited mission targeting the tunnels.
If the justices dispassionately examine affirmative action's track record, they will find little reason to discard longstanding precedent and narrow the leeway of admission officials to choose among promising candidates.
Senator Barbara Mikulski, Democrat of Maryland, was among those giving Mr. Gore more leeway today.
The European Central Bank, which is supporting Irish banks by lending them money they would normally borrow from peers, wants to gradually withdraw this, but Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny is seeking support among EU leaders for more leeway.
That is particularly true in categories in which consumers are willing to give marketers more leeway in the tone and language of ads, among them sex-related products, apparel and liquor.
Among the concerns are how much leeway states would have to fund projects not related to ecosystem restoration — Alabama officials, for example, have broadcast a desire to build a convention center — and whether the money would be shared equally among the states or allocated based on the spill's environmental impact, in which case Louisiana would get a much larger piece.
Florida has been among the holdouts, taking advantage of leeway a 2012 Supreme Court decision gave to states.
Among them are allowing stock exchanges greater leeway to regulate themselves and streamlining the approval of new products, even allowing automatic approval of securities products that are being traded in foreign markets.
Still, Mr. Kelley was among a small group of reporters allowed some leeway that was not usually given to others.
His advocacy of openness in the press had raised hopes among artists and writers that there might be greater leeway for culture.
