free scope
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Giving the natural risk-takers such a free scope led soon to embedding an admiration for risk-taking in American culture.
From Time • Mar. 28, 2015
After attempts at forced collectivization, which contributed to Poland's near revolt in 1956, the regime has allowed relatively free scope to the farmers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Where is the mortal who knows how wicked he is at heart,--how viciously he would act, if they allowed free scope to each treacherous inducement to disgrace himself by little deeds!
From The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise by Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim
Both this and my life will be sent you to peruse and approve or alter before publication, and I need not say that you will have free scope to expunge all you disapprove of.
From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) by Marshall, Florence A. Thomas
The repeal of the salt tax, then, was a particular favorite in Benton's rather numerous stable of hobbies, because it gave free scope for the use of sentimental as well as of economic arguments.
From Thomas Hart Benton by Roosevelt, Theodore
