The state of our world suggests that the memory of the past, and the lessons we hoped to learn, have been permitted to slip from view.
An idea of what has been permitted to slip by may be gotten from the fact that in the reception scenes that there are at the finish Senator Roberts is on the scene to prevent his daughter from eloping with the fortune hunting English secretary of John Burkett Ryder.
As a campaign official, I'm permitted to slip past the barricades to enter the convention hall.
But on the other end of the spectrum, weaknesses in the regulations can permit problems to slip through — witness the approval of Vioxx or the horrific outcomes of day traders in foreign exchange (technically not a security).
At present there is a cap of £500,000 on any permitted participants donations to the campaigns - but there is no bar on groups splitting themselves into several permitted participants to slip around the cap.
Realistically, state and federal appeals judges cannot be relied upon to catch all the mistakes, especially given the limited availability of experienced volunteer lawyers to handle capital appeals, and stringent rules for reversing a death verdict that permit egregious errors to slip through.
This is important because in many cases, the abnormal vasculature itself contributes to a tumor's aggressiveness, as it improves nutrient supply to the tumor and permits cancerous cells to slip into the bloodstream and metastasize.
The action diverted British attention and permitted Prinz Eugen to slip away.
In the automobile, the oil permits the fluid coupling to slip easily at low engine speeds (thus also permitting idling while the brake is on).
But with perseverance, at certain colleges, there are holes to permit the stray walk-on to slip through.
The company had hoped to complete and begin operating one new plant each quarter, but permit delays have forced the schedule to slip, Phillips said.
