Sentence examples for parliament allowed from inspiring English sources

In 1961, parliament allowed betting shops to open for the first time since the 19th century.

However, the statute contained an exception for patents: to encourage innovation, Parliament allowed genuine inventors the right to hold limited monopolies on their inventions.

The traffic soon grew too great for the quays, and in 1663 Parliament allowed the establishment of alternative "sufferance wharves" on both banks.

The session of Iraq's toothless, 250-member Parliament allowed the country to present a unified, fearless front before the world, analysts said.

Nevertheless, AP's entry into parliament allowed Fraga to become one of the drafters of the new democratic constitution and establish his democratic image.

But her transparent attempt to duck the question about social care budgets being cut in the last parliament allowed Corbyn to score a direct hit, and, although she promised that her government would be the first for decades to "get a grip" and address this properly, nothing the government has said (so far) makes this pledge particularly credible.

How long will Thailand's parliament allow Thais to use it against each other?

The New National Party will exist in name until September 2005, the next time the Parliament allows its members to switch loyalties.

General Musharraf "may take off the uniform before the elections or afterwards, unless Parliament allows him to continue," Mr. Khan said.

Parties submit iterations of policies over the course of the parliament, allowing them to better understand their cost implications.

Also, having no sons and wishing to secure the succession of his daughters Marie-Adélaide and Charlotte, he had the Luxembourg Parliament allow succession in the female line.