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  • noun Plural form of leeway.

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Examples

  • At least in Canada, Microsoft will have all the leeways to do its foreign hirings in conjunction with the Canadian government, whose immigration policies are more relaxed.

    Barking at the wrong tree 2007

  • All of it was granted certain architectural and variance leeways because of its affordability.

    Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Wednesday 2006

  • But it should scare the living daylights out of everybody, even if you're willing to permit the government certain leeways to conduct the war on terrorism.

    Archive 2006-05-01 Michael Turton 2006

  • There are more leeways for Chinese companies to report lower than real profit, especially from 2001-2005, so that the valuation is lower when shares are sold to the management

    Profitability of Chinese companies Sun Bin 2006

  • There are more leeways for Chinese companies to report lower than real profit, especially from 2001-2005, so that the valuation is lower when shares are sold to the management

    Archive 2006-10-01 Sun Bin 2006

  • But it should scare the living daylights out of everybody, even if you're willing to permit the government certain leeways to conduct the war on terrorism.

    NSA spying on Salon Michael Turton 2006

  • He knows the compass, and, with all the leeways he is obliged to tack toward, he always makes some headway.

    Memories and Studies William James 1876

  • A kind of triumph has been won with an agreed package of no more public sector pay cuts to 2014 with pensions increases pegged to pre-cuts levels for the time being, and a annual review to explore the chances of making up leeways.

    Slugger O'Toole Mick Fealty 2010

  • A kind of triumph has been won with an agreed package of no more public sector pay cuts to 2014 with pensions increases pegged to pre-cuts levels for the time being, and a annual review to explore the chances of making up leeways.

    Slugger O'Toole Mick Fealty 2010

  • A kind of triumph has been won with an agreed package of no more public sector pay cuts to 2014 with pensions increases pegged to pre-cuts levels for the time being, and a annual review to explore the chances of making up leeways.

    Slugger O'Toole Brian Walker 2010

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