Sentence examples for wholly permissible from inspiring English sources

A particular act of killing might be wholly permissible if the conflict in which it occurs is a war, yet be an instance of murder if the conflict falls short war.

Armed with examples from pop culture and from the literary canon, Pinker tries to shoot down some basic principles of English grammar (such as the distinction between "who" and "whom"), some looser stylistic preferences (such as the recommendation against splitting infinitives), and some wholly permissible things widely rumored to be wrong (such as beginning sentences with "but" or "and").

At the time, she did make a somewhat specious lawyer's case in international tribunals that the invasion of Iraq was not going to war but "the continuation of the 1991 gulf war, and thus wholly permissible under the rule of law".

It's entirely permissible to answer: both.

This, of course, is completely permissible.

That's wholly understandable.

All unfortunate, but permissible.

Within religions that are not wholly non-violent like Christianity and Islam--both of which developed theories of permissible, justified violence--you will find many, many non-violent persons who would not lift a thumb or forefinger in anger against another human being, and you will even find many who would not impair the life of a mockingbird or a fenced cow.

Permissible Acts, Unjust War?

Is capital punishment permissible?

Were defensive wars permissible?