Sentence examples for wilfully allowed from inspiring English sources

But if there was, it would be very disappointing if he was wilfully allowed to board an airplane... and there would be, without any question, some effect and impact on the relationship and consequences.

Mr Snowden was in hiding in Hong Kong when his leaks were first published, and John Kerry said it would be "deeply troubling" if it became clear that China had "wilfully" allowed Mr Snowden to fly out of Hong Kong.

Speaking during a visit to India, US Secretary of State John Kerry said it would be "deeply troubling" if it became clear that China had "wilfully" allowed him to fly out of Hong Kong.

All the living aroused my ire, as it dawned on me that in our modern, secular and avowedly inclusive society, we have wilfully allowed the dead to be so gagged.

Speaking during a visit to India earlier, Mr Kerry said it would be "deeply troubling" if it became clear that China had "wilfully" allowed him to fly out of Hong Kong.

Tom and Scott move to Bible belt New Mexico, where they find themselves wilfully allowing neighbours to assume that they're brothers to avoid any lurking prejudices – prejudices displayed when Greg is sent home from school after claiming one of his dads is to give birth.

Her casting caused an internet ripple because she is African American, as though Hollywood hasn't wilfully changed characters' race before, or as if only redheads were allowed to be wards of the state.

Or in this case, wilfully deaf ears – because so little information about Catalonia has been allowed to leak into the outside world, it has often been viewed with suspicious disinterest by foreign observers.

Charity bosses who allowed scandalous fundraising methods to be used were either "incompetent or wilfully blind" and are on their last chance to "put their house in order", a committee has warned.

HSBC was guilty of a "blatant failure" to implement anti-money laundering controls and wilfully flouted US sanctions, American prosecutors said, as the bank was forced to pay a record $1.9bn£1.2bnbn) to settle allegations it allowed terrorists to move money around the financial system.

This type of tourism has to be ego-driven because only that mindset would allow you to override the wishes of the Indigenous people that find your climb on their sacred site offensive, or be wilfully harmful to the environment, or risk your life or those you've paid to assist you.