make allowances for
Example Sentences
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Be aware that standard estate laws do not automatically consider rent as a mortgage contribution for a house they will eventually own, unless you explicitly structure your estate plan to make allowances for this.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025
"We've got to make allowances for people who are trying to do the right thing and were fractionally over the limit," added Ch Insp Morgan.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024
“You make allowances for the energy of the Israelis and this environment — that is right.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
How do the local administrators and the all-powerful Talos AI make allowances for these differences?
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2022
On top of that you must make allowances for distortions caused by variations in the Earth’s atmosphere, by intergalactic dust, contaminating light from foreground stars, and many other factors.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
