Example sentences of "did not allow for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a generally accepted view that people ‘ going under ’ anaesthetic do display extremes of behaviour — but here it was viewed automatically as sexual , as if the expectations of the doctors did not allow for anything else . |
| 2 | The bond 's conditions did not allow for this , so even if bought and transferred at less than par between individuals , they had to be redeemed by the Club in full . |
| 3 | The hint of quality did not allow for heating and surface drainage , but neither were strictly essential in the summer months . |
| 4 | This approach proved impractical and inflexible and did not allow for innovation or different national traditions . |
| 5 | However , the Road Traffic Act of 1982/3 did not allow for Zone signs to be introduced even on a temporary basis , so it was necessary for an information sign to be erected at every junction , showing not only a 30 km/h speed limit , but also drawing the driver 's attention to the changed priority ( right before left ) . |
| 6 | Bouch 's bridge was made mainly of wrought iron and did not allow for the movement so essential in bridges of that type . |
| 7 | The analysis did not allow for other components in the familial aggregation . |
| 8 | It is true the funding arrangements at the time of the research did not allow for holiday pay , sick pay , and so on . |
| 9 | Furthermore , the traditional theory of democracy did not allow for " a proper recognition of the vital fact of leadership " ( p.270 ) . |
| 10 | Much has been made of the traumatic aspect of being born , yet infants of all species have been born since bearing began and it would be surprising if natural processes did not allow for the experience . |
| 11 | Although they did not allow for transactions costs directly , Cakici , Harpaz and Yagil concluded that some of the deviations were sufficiently large to represent profitable arbitrage opportunities . |
| 12 | More than usually generous credit terms may have to be offered , and although we did not allow for introductory discounts in our example , these may have to be offered to induce custom , with the degree of generosity perhaps varying by assessment of likelihood of payment and repeat orders . |
| 13 | This game was n't a classic between two sides who have won the cup 14 times between them , but the adverse conditions under foot did not allow for a lot of skilful hockey . |
| 14 | According to Islamabad radio , Sayaf said that " all Afghans belonging to any school of thought will be eligible to take part freely " although it did not allow for participation of Afghanistan 's ruling communists ( as demanded by Moscow ) . |
| 15 | Lester was quick to point out that his style of film-making , which at times appeared like a documentary in its realism , did not allow for improvization . |
| 16 | The programme was devised in response to feedback from the previous term 's courses on assertiveness and time management , which suggested that one day courses did not allow for adequate reflection on the issues , practice or follow up discussion . |
| 17 | He said because it had to cross the busy East Coast line at Darlington the timing was crucial and did not allow for a call at Allen 's West . |
| 18 | Pound may be right or wrong about the merits of Binyon 's version , as about the sorts of language that are acceptable in verse translation ; what is certain is that he 's here applying to diction a sort of sliding scale or set of variable standards such as Ford 's principles did n't allow for . |
| 19 | But then came the bad weather and the frost — they did n't allow for you being knee-deep in snow — they expected you to be where you should be . |
| 20 | This has the obvious advantage of reducing the sheer volume of data to be gathered and processed but the disadvantage of being inflexible and possibly missing significant happenings because the category system did n't allow for them . |