Example sentences of "[adv] be allowed to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In April the Accounting Standards Board proposed that provisions for future losses and reorganisation costs after an acquisition will no longer be allowed to be taken straight out of the balance sheet of the purchaser 's accounts , without passing through its profit and loss account . |
| 2 | The fresh-faced , girl-next-door image could not be allowed to be tarnished by being linked with the wrong merchandise and the negotiations that went into choosing the first Kylie-recommended products were intense . |
| 3 | The position I have tried to adopt is that whilst the atheist must demand clarity , the theist can argue that the nature of his or her task necessitates a use of language that is bound to be criticised as unusual , although it can not be allowed to be contradictory . |
| 4 | At all costs aggressive behaviour must not be allowed to be rewarding . |
| 5 | If God intended that parents should not be permitted to come between a husband and a wife , then surely football pals or the darts team , the sports club , or any other activity should not be allowed to be an obstacle to this new relationship . |
| 6 | If the hon. Lady or Puffin Books can show that the use of the puffin symbol contravenes the text that I quoted from the 1986 voluntary agreement , without being bound by court procedures and legal niceties and technicalities , we have a system deliberately designed to be sufficiently flexible to allow action to be taken and new barriers which will not be allowed to be broken . |
| 7 | Their long-term viability can not be allowed to be compromised . |
| 8 | The extra energy not being allowed to be expressed as an increase in c appears as a commensurate increase in f , that is : ( formula included ) where m is the photon equivalent mass ( yes I know it is related to E but I am trying not to confuse myself ) , E is the energy , and h is Mr Plank 's claim to fame . |
| 9 | Although they may occasionally still be allowed to be creatures of intuition and athleticism and skill , the logos say they are always a digit in the equation , a blip in the electronic spreadsheet of some global , transnational corporation . |
| 10 | In contrast to the private sector , the very small number of new public sector dwellings now being allowed to be built consists mainly of flats , under one fifth being three or more bedroom houses ( Housing and Construction Statistics 1916–1986 , 1987 ) , even though there are larger numbers of four or more child families living in local authority accommodation than the owner-occupier sector . |
| 11 | And because I 'd let her fall off , she would n't be allowed to be a nun any more , because she had fallen into the lake of mud and I knew you could n't be a nun unless your clothes were clean . |
| 12 | Charles had never been carefree , never been allowed to be childish or make mistakes like his peers , never had friends to call on and pour his heart out to . |
| 13 | Many natural foods we have happily consumed for centuries would never be allowed to be sold in the shops today if they were subject to the same tests as modern drugs and edible substances . |