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leeway

noun as in room to move, grow

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The challenge for investors is figuring out how much leeway to give businesses.

There is a lot more leeway to secure a play-off place, which goes to the sides who finish between ninth and 24th.

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In other words, this was the leeway between meeting and not meeting her rules.

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The White House is unlikely to let that happen, but it is clearly allowing Israel some leeway to respond to apparent violations by Hamas.

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That’s probably why so many parents only contribute 50%; it gives the couple more leeway to make their own decisions independently.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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