free rein
Example Sentences
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Bulgaria has given free rein to administrator Spetsov to sell the refinery with the government's consent.
From Barron's
Woo and cinematographer Sharone Meir employed long takes and little coverage, shooting in Mexico for the American suburbs, allowing actors free rein to play out scenarios with their expressions and physicality alone.
From Los Angeles Times
Long enjoys free rein as a spray-tanned villain with fake veneers and Trumpian aspirations, but is less effective here than he was in “Barbarian,” which kicked off his recent genre run.
From Los Angeles Times
But if Jewish settlers are given free rein to wreak mayhem, destruction and death in Palestinian villages, then the difference becomes one of degree and scale.
From Salon
Miller, who moved to Roswell from Atlanta with his husband, is among the candidates who does not want to give developers free rein on residential high-density projects.
From Seattle Times
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