permissive

Example Sentences

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The issue up until now is that some of the route was on permissive paths through private land, which could be closed for some of the year.

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

From Barron's

Although more permissive policies can help some pupils feel less isolated, the study also found they could increase distractions and cases of online conflict.

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The provision says that the program “may entail the meaningful financial support” of the investor, which some lobbyists are reading as more permissive than other exceptions that “require” such support.

From Barron's

McArthur counters that the Scottish bill does not follow those "permissive and expansive models" but is instead modelled on stable, tightly-drawn laws in Australia and the US state of Oregon.

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