'permissive of' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to express the idea that someone or something is accepting or allows something to happen. For example, "The school's policy is permissive of student-led groups."
The agreement would have put millions of books, in and out of print, online, but Chin suggested that the nature of the agreement (opt-out rather than opt-in) was too permissive of Google's "scan first, get permission later" approach, and that it essentially rewarded them for illegal behavior.
We were too permissive of our own government.
THE Dutch have long been the most permissive of Europeans in matters of sex, soft drugs and suicide.
People are saying, should we be worried about how games glorify American military violence and make us more permissive of our military's tactics?
While the F.D.A. may be getting tougher on painkillers, the agency is overly permissive of seafood that's full of dirt and chemicals.
Applause and lively audience participation have been a part of most debates this primary season, though some moderators have been more permissive of it than others.
While often difficult to obtain in the most permissive of research environments, a good understanding of local research capacity plus a healthy dose of creativity can often create evaluation tools which are robust.
Second, the secular foundations of modern Turkey have been essential to creating this most permissive of Muslim societies; they should not be compromised without a fight, especially in a Middle Eastern environment where democracy is rare and Islamism potent.
Holcomb grew up a member of an Old Regular Baptist church, a conservative, mostly Appalachian denomination that's permissive of a-cappella singing (it's referred to favorably in the New Testament) but has banned instrumentation of any sort.
The Commons culture select committee report contained some new facts, but Britain had a media culture which was permissive of unlawful activities and News International was guilty of deliberate obfuscation.
Nongovernmental agencies working in the region say that Turkey has nonetheless been the most permissive of Syria's neighbors in allowing aid to cross the border, despite its public stance.
