Example sentences of "allow [pos pn] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The subcutaneous nature of the disorder allows its natural history to be followed with ease ; if we can confirm that the disease is caused by cell-mediated immune mechanisms , medical therapy might be developed as an adjunct or alternative to surgery , allowing a more conservative surgical approach with the prospect of reduced postoperative morbidity and recurrence . |
| 2 | A system of this type could be used to explore a mechanism design and allow its kinematic integrity to be established whilst the local space relationships are being monitored . |
| 3 | Even assuming that the French public can be persuaded to accept what will in effect be the Deutschmark as their currency , and are willing to allow their economic policy to be decided by German domestic needs , will membership of this ‘ inner core ’ in fact be beneficial for Britain ? |
| 4 | The original intention was to allow a husband to retire in a similar standard of living to that which he enjoyed while working and to allow his surviving widow to be comfortable after his death . |
| 5 | But my present belief is that if Profumo had come to me for advice ( and my advice , of course , would only have made sense if one postulates that Profumo would have told me the truth ) , I would have recommended that he should throw in the towel ; assert that he had no intention of allowing his private life to be discussed in public ; apologise to the Prime Minister for the embarrassment he had caused both to him and to the party , and withdraw rapidly . |
| 6 | When Angel One had reported back to Dragon Control early on the day following the destruction of his Bethlehem House base , the Controller had been unable to keep the malicious satisfaction out of his voice when he had berated him for his ignominious failure , as he put it , in allowing his entire organisation to be destroyed by unforeseen enemy action . |
| 7 | Only the duke of Normandy presumed to make this explicit , allowing his own name to be introduced into the chant after the prayers for the French king , so that the congregation called on the great warrior saints to guarantee the duke 's safety and perpetual peace . |
| 8 | But a good leader should never allow his professional judgement to be coloured by his personal antipathies . ’ |