permission
Example Sentences
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Many councils are allowed to increase bills by up to 5%, but seven have been given government permission to implement bigger hikes to help address a "challenging financial position".
From BBC
The reputable ones won’t stop reporting quarterly or providing the data investors crave just because the government gives them permission to go dark.
Hildyard has refused Lynch's estate permission to appeal Tuesday's ruling or earlier judgments in the case.
From BBC
Immigration agents fill out Form I-213 when they arrest someone alleging they are in the country without permission.
From Salon
We also gave them permission to search online for any other information they wanted.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
