Sentence examples for this year allowed from inspiring English sources

Djokovic's progress in Madrid — his victory over Nadal was his 32nd straight this year — allowed him to surpass Bjorn Borg in the record books of modern tennis.

And new regulations in Mississippi this year allowed wild hogs to be "hunted, taken, killed, chased or pursued on private lands at any time with no weapon restriction".

While the court, which will hear full arguments on the case this year, allowed the carrying out of the law, it did not necessarily offer a ringing endorsement.

Lowe (4-1), who did not get a decision in three previous starts this year, allowed three hits, struck out four and walked two, leaving with a 6-0 lead.

Even then, only 26 cats were lucky enough to be admitted in a pilot program at the university, which this year allowed some students to bring their pet cats to live in the residence halls with them.

He is grateful to bosses who this year allowed him to increase his overtime schedule so he now works Saturdays and Sundays to boost his take-home pay – he never previously had to work both days of the weekend.

Transit observations in 1874 and 1882 allowed this value to be refined further.

After much foot-dragging, it earlier this year allowed web addresses in Arabic, Chinese and Cyrillic and plans to do the same with nine other non-roman scripts.

The sharp production cuts in the first quarter of this year allowed automakers to reduce inventories much more swiftly than in previous economic slowdowns.

The same series of events early this year allowed a bipartisan Senate reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act to pass the House with a minority of Republicans in support.

Legislation passed last year allowed them to pay less.