Permitting
[pə'mitɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Permit
Editor: Stephen
Examples
- This is of prime importance, as permitting quick submergence or emergence, either to escape from a high-speed destroyer or to capture a merchantman. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- An important result of these changes is the use of elongated instead of round balls, this permitting of the employment of much heavier projectiles for the same width of bore. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- These figures can be verified at the office of the Board of Underwriters, where certificates with full details permitting the use of our light are filed by their own inspector. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The problem was to do this without the loss of conquest and without permitting another general of the same political party to acquire like popularity. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He did try to prevent the English from exchanging exports for European gold, while permitting imports in the hope of depleting England of gold. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Nevertheless, he kept his promise of permitting me to accompany my sister Fanny to London. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- O' course I came to look arter you, my darlin',' replied Mr. Weller; for once permitting his passion to get the better of his veracity. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- After all, what is a modern rifle but a device which man has made with his brain permitting him to strike an enormously hard blow at a wonderful distance? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Miss Gradgrind readily permitting Mrs. Sparsit to do anything she pleased, that considerate lady made the beverage, and handed it to Mr. Bounderby. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Machines in the early days were very crude, permitting only short films, which were an endless belt. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The cushion diminishes the force of the rolling balls and flying pins, permitting them to fall gently into the pit. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Editor: Stephen