Sentence examples for the permissive from inspiring English sources

The "permissive society" never recovered.

We've always erred on the permissive side.

Even in the permissive 60's, murderers had to pay.

A priapic sociology lecturer, Kirk duly took advantage of the arrival of the "permissive society".

The case suggests that the permissive atmosphere gave pedophiles free rein.

Hitchens lays the blame squarely at the door of the "permissive society".

In theology there's a concept called "the permissive will of God".

Jimmy Hill and Lady Chatterley had not yet ushered in the permissive age.

Hence, too, the permissive and shyly cosmetic quality of those roses and teals.

3. The permissive society? 4. British membership of the European Union? 5. Prince Charles? 6.

Jenkins's term in that office had done much to establish what was later tagged "the permissive society".