Sentence examples similar to permitted member from inspiring English sources

The Act permitted members of the Catholic Church to sit in parliament, something previously forbidden even if they won an election.

The London Declaration (1949) permitted members to be republics, although all member countries must recognize the British monarch as the symbolic head of the Commonwealth.

But in a closely watched battle here in California, a proposition that would have permitted members of the State Assembly and State Senate to extend their terms was soundly defeated on Tuesday.

His reference was to a 1991 policy paper, "Issues in Human Sexuality," that permitted members of the congregation to pursue faithful homosexual relationships but demanded celibacy from gay priests.

The Peerage Act 1963 permitted members of the House of Lords, in certain circumstances, to disclaim their peerages for life and thus to be free to stand for election to the Commons.

I asked him why he permitted members of his command to do such things and Wirth then revealed to me that on the Fuehrer's orders he had to carry out the destruction of Jews.

They also permitted members of the Woodcraft Folk to camp in its grounds.

They said that the Internal Revenue Service has permitted members of other religions to take tax deductions for "pew rents" and tithing, among other things.

"And of course it's still a nice building, but what's significant about it is that the open dome permitted members of the public to literally keep an eye on the then-new Congress".

The complaint charged that the current Teamster general executive board members, through various acts and failures to act, have permitted members and associates of La Cosa Nostra to maintain control over the international union and certain of its locals.

Their national association did not permit member companies to be owned by investors until 1994.