Definitions
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- v. To take into account when making plans.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
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Examples
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The opening and the stairs themselves were broader than any other ladderway aboard because they had been built to allow for manhandling large kegs above decks.
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"This election marks the end of a minority government and will allow for a Parliamentary agreement that is inevitable and essential," said José Adelino Maltez , a political-science professor at the University of Lisbon.
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It was close enough to the mouth of the Nile to allow for easy access to the river and a steady supply of fresh water, but far enough away so that silting would not be a problem.
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The additional $25,000 would allow for a bigger playground area to be built, said Erin Moore, assistant director of Richmond Parks and Recreation.
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Standard Fruit guaranteed the partnership a fixed price per box of bananas meeting export-quality specifications; the contracted price f.o.b. the Port of Corinto was periodically renegotiated to allow for inflationary increases in high-use inputs.
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But after having completed our in-depth study and analysis of five years of expert commentary on the Iraq War, despite the near-unanimity and the high status and IQ of our subjects, we now must allow for the possibility that with one exception, discussed below, the experts all got it wrong.
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As a means of assuring sufficient raw milk supplies to allow for high capacity utilization at the Milkpak plant, agricultural extension services were provided to local dairy farmers by a specialized Danish concern that had also made a small investment 2.9% in the new company.
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Many so-called low-glycemic approaches still allow for frequent spikes in blood sugar with grains, starchy vegetables, beans, sweet fruits, and natural sweeteners such as honey.
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The types of investment plans that allow for deductible contributions are now limited to employer-sponsored retirement plans discussed in Chapter 18, and the IRAs and Keoghs outlined in this chapter.
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Scaffold engineering may allow for systematic manipulation of cytoplasmic signaling pathways.
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