Sentence examples for permitted rather than from inspiring English sources

Luckily, the dog-friendly atmosphere there meant lots of other pooches engaged him for the few minutes we were separated and more often than not kept him circling around as far as his tied leash permitted, rather than keep him standing stationary.

In January, China reclassified the sector as "permitted" rather than "restricted," meaning overseas companies can own 100 percent of an operation in China.

The Liberal Democrats would cut down too but, like the government, they want to tighten the criteria for work permits rather than define a ceiling.In truth, most immigration to Britain is out of any government's hands.

None of the 23 Republicans on the panel have so far expressed support for the broader bill, and Democratic members said Tuesday that they remained far apart on the critical elements, including goals for emissions reductions, mandates for renewable electricity like wind and solar power, and the issue of whether the government would give away any pollution permits rather than auctioning all of them.

The laws permit, rather than require, teachers to miseducate students on the grounds of scientific "controversy".

E.U. governments have also given away most permits, rather than making companies buy them.

The new application is for a special-use permit, rather than a rezoning of the property.

They also favour auctioning the emissions permits rather than giving them away.

They could also push governments to sell the permits, rather than give them away (taxpayers would like that too).

The expedition, which The Independent understands was sailing under a tourist permit rather than a research permit, has been criticised by some seasoned Antarctic scientists.

At the time he announced this, I strongly supported the move in another column for The Guardian, based on the principle that emissions trading should rely on the cap to price the permits, rather than regulation.