make allowances for
Example Sentences
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Be aware that standard estate laws do not automatically consider rent as a mortgage contribution for a house they will eventually own, unless you explicitly structure your estate plan to make allowances for this.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025
“You make allowances for the energy of the Israelis and this environment — that is right.”
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023
Prof Leitch said the Scottish government's strategic framework would have to make allowances for the appearance of any "surprise" Covid variant in future.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2022
And she echoed other delivery firms’ contention that the company fails to make allowances for rural areas with extreme weather.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021
One must make allowances for the years, and the speed with which babes-in-arms become boisterous ten-year-olds.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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