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- flash photography is not allowed inside the church
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- authorize,
- commission,
- license
- (also licence)
- accede (to),
- acquiesce,
- agree (to),
- assent (to),
- consent (to),
- OK
- (or okay),
- warrant
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- a boarding school that does not allow students to go on weekend trips without written permission
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- only a lazy gardener would allow the weeds to grow that high
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- I'll allow I probably said more than I should have
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- allowed each camper one match to light his fire
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- a patient's canceled appointment allowed the doctor to squeeze in a few extra phone calls
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- he allowed that their new house looked very nice
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- people in these parts allow that everyone is entitled to one mistake in life, even if it's a doozy
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- I allow to go hunting before the season is over
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The first known use of allow was in the 14th century
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