be granted

Example Sentences

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"If that were the test, then no licensed premises would be granted permissions."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

A Texas summer camp where 27 girls died in a flood last July has been informed by state authorities that it hasn’t met adequate safety standards to be granted an operating license for this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Transiting the waterway is “not a privilege to be granted, withheld or weaponized.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Given those potential impacts, he is skeptical that the developers could lawfully be granted the necessary federal, state, and local approvals to proceed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

That means the child can no longer be granted permanent residency as part of their parents' application.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi