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
It also doesn’t make allowances for voting by mail for students away at college, the homebound or those in hospitals, she said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023
“You make allowances for the energy of the Israelis and this environment — that is right.”
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023
Food stamp advocates point out, however, the asset threshold is still very low and the current system allows for states to make allowances for expenses such as child care.
From Slate • Jul. 23, 2019
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
