Sentence examples for were more permissive from inspiring English sources

But Mrs. Reagan was thought to have private views that were more permissive or at least less clear cut.

Here are the issues and how people responded: Of the 18 moral issues, Democrats were more permissive than Republicans on 14.

One incident he described took place in the early days of the war in Iraq when rules of engagement were more permissive than they are now:  "Many times, at the trigger lines, they waited and waited before they fired, putting themselves at risk with cars skidding to a halt right in the middle of their position.

Furthermore, astrocyte monolayers established on unmodified nanofibers were more permissive for neurite outgrowth when cultured with an overlay of neurons than similar monolayers established on standard tissue culture surfaces, while astrocytes cultured on FGF-2-modifed nanofibers were yet more permissive.

Back when jails were more permissive about microwave use, Gumpert said, he met an inmate who made Chinese-inspired spread by frying noodles in mayonnaise in the microwave.

"Magyarisation" did not impact the Volksdeutsche, who received special status under Hungarian rule, and in Prekmurje the Hungarian authorities were more permissive towards ethnic Slovenes.

(The British are now said to be more permissive).

Britain and Belgium are more permissive; Germany and Italy have stricter regulations.

Oliver Kamm, a Times leader writer and columnist, is more permissive.

The US is more permissive than the UK.

"This government has been more permissive — previous governments were more repressive," he said.