Example sentences of "allowance [is] made [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An allowance is made for unused hotel accommodation in Bangkok . |
| 2 | An allowance is made for unused hotel accommodation in Bangkok . |
| 3 | Moreover , studies of the spectra of the stars can tell us a great deal about their real luminosities , and hence about their distances ; once you know how powerful an object really is , and compare it with its apparent brilliancy , you can work out how far away it must be , provided that due allowance is made for complicating factors such as the absorption of light by material spread thinly through space . |
| 4 | Boaden found that Labour councillors have a tendency to favour higher standards , and hence to support larger expenditures by local authorities , even when allowance is made for other contributory factors ( Boaden 1971 : 112 ) . |
| 5 | Even when allowance is made for meagre resources , there seemed often to be a wilful and needless callousness to many of these suburban barracks . |