make allowances
Example Sentences
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"As a rule, insurance firms won't make allowances for 'disinclination to travel'," Boland says.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
When you make allowances for paying less payroll and income tax, finally get rid of your mortgage and reduce your day-to-day traveling expenses, you will hopefully cut at least 20% each month.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
"We make allowances under hardships," Southern Section spokesman Thom Simmons said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
It would seem that his stern morality does not preclude him from being practical enough to make allowances when political power is at stake.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023
On top of that you must make allowances for distortions caused by variations in the Earth’s atmosphere, by intergalactic dust, contaminating light from foreground stars, and many other factors.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
