be permitted
Example Sentences
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“Individuals who choose to leave college athletics, sign professional contracts, and compete professionally should not then be permitted to return to college competition.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"OpenAI should not be permitted to use Apple's secrets to gain an unjust head start in its hardware ambitions," the iPhone-maker says.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
“No other public institution would be permitted to operate in this way.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Audi has issues with cost and Ferrari are said to be concerned about losing out on the extra development opportunities they expect to be permitted after this race under F1's rules.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
But he was formally advised that he would not be permitted to speak and, moreover, that he could consider himself officially barred forever from France as “an undesirable person.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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