permissive

Example Sentences

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McArthur counters that the Scottish bill does not follow those "permissive and expansive models" but is instead modelled on stable, tightly-drawn laws in Australia and the US state of Oregon.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

But they were worried about permissive Western ideas changing Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

During a panel discussion on humanitarian assistance, Spoljaric said it was up to leaders to make such laws a political prority and adopt a protective interpretation of the laws, rather than a permissive one.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

International health bodies, like a British analysis of global alcohol consumption data, show that nations taking stricter stances have seen measurable public‑health gains, complicating the idea that more permissive guidance is inherently “liberating.”

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

No financial or economic change is ever more than a preparation for, or a permissive condition of, a moral change.

From The French Revolution by Belloc, Hilaire