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the leeway
noun
The drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction.
Exact(60)
"We want to give them the leeway".
You're given the leeway to be creative and take risks.
It gives them the leeway to go around arresting people.
The leeway encouraged the home side to let rip.
The leeway other drivers give her, however, is a perk.
That gave him the leeway to make another plan.
The leeway on European junk bonds was even higher.
But most of the leeway, they feel, is on the other side.
Sceptics wonder whether the hidebound ministry will give market forces the leeway it says it will.
At the same time, low inflation has given the central bank the leeway to lower rates.
Younger cabin crew members still have the leeway to take the tests before their birthday.
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