permitted

Example Sentences

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Asylum seekers are not generally permitted to work while their claims are being processed and get an allowance of £1.42 a day to live on.

From BBC

Many people helped by Dignitas are those who have travelled to Switzerland because assisted dying is not permitted in their own countries.

From BBC

Vaccination of livestock against the disease has been permitted since the summer, with vets warning then that an outbreak seemed inevitable.

From BBC

Troops were initially unarmed when they were sent to Washington and also weren’t permitted to have weapons in their vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 44.3% of the samples, barium levels surpassed the permitted limit, reaching concentrations up to 15 times higher than allowed.

From Science Daily