Sentence examples for permissive ethos from inspiring English sources

While it remained a popular stage piece through the 18th century, much praised and enjoyed for its wit, attitudes to its casual sexual morality became increasingly ambivalent as public opinion became ever more restrictive in this area, and more at odds with the permissive ethos of Restoration comedy.

That ethos will run through the show.

Texas remains relatively permissive.

(He had permissive parents).

Almost twice as permissive.

The "permissive society" never recovered.

Permissive and liberal - and wrong.

The service ethos was zero.

This parental type is termed permissive.

That ethos is clearly gone.

Ellis consciously cultivated this ethos.