be permitted

Example Sentences

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Governments should not be permitted to search broad groups of innocent people merely because technology makes doing so efficient.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

It would not be permitted to offer investment advisory services.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The field narrowed after several groups objected to an election law which set the conditions under which candidates would be permitted to stand.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Rent increases will only be permitted "where landlords deliver genuine improvements to homes, particularly upgrades that improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Honest differences of opinion should never be permitted to destroy a friendship, he told me.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok