permissive

Example Sentences

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Those dominant players enjoy "extremely permissive regulatory contexts on copyright," Herblin-Stoop said.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

That review saw the MoD commit to developing "more permissive" regulations for such autonomous systems, in a potential shift away from the position that there should always be "context-appropriate human involvement" in weapons.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Mr. Dhume may think that the newly minted labor codes’ permissive hiring rules only apply to private firms that have fewer than 300 workers—instead of 100 workers like before—but that’s an oversimplified analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

International health bodies, like a British analysis of global alcohol consumption data, show that nations taking stricter stances have seen measurable public‑health gains, complicating the idea that more permissive guidance is inherently “liberating.”

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

He wished to see free schools, but in this Act contented himself with securing permissive legislation, which he believed would soon lead to the adoption of a free system.

From Egerton Ryerson and Education in Upper Canada by Putnam, J. Harold