allowable
Example Sentences
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We sized them up, looking for one no taller than 15 feet, the allowable limit.
The problem is that allowable rent increases in recent years have averaged less than 2% annually, which hasn’t kept pace with landlords’ surging costs for insurance, maintenance and utilities.
Betancur took the maximum allowable and added private loans to cover the rest.
The resulting cascade on the court system has been compounded by Pirro’s push for prosecutors to bring the harshest charges allowable, even for minor infractions.
From Salon
The combination of the new utility costs and rent hikes resulted in total increases of up to 20%, more than double the allowable amount, according to the suit.
From Los Angeles Times
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