1·The Democratic majority pushed through a law permitting the sale of arms.
民主党以多数票通过了允许武器销售的法案。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·We have always been on the side of permitting, even facilitating, such testing.
我们一直都站在允许、甚至推行这些测试的立场上。
3·Half a century of town and country planning has enabled it to retain an enviable rural coherence, while still permitting low-density urban living.
半世纪以来，合理的城乡规划使英国得以保留令其他国家羡慕的乡村协调性，同时还允许低密度的城镇人口。
4·Social media allows users to experience new events more intimately and immediately while also permitting them to re-share news as a projection of their values and interests.
社交媒体让用户能够密切且及时地掌握新闻消息，同时也允许他们把这些新闻当作他们价值观和利益的体现又重新分享给别人。
5·After all, if the world runs short of corn or wheat, farmers can simply grow more, weather permitting. That is exactly what they have been doing.
毕竟，即便全球玉米或小麦都消耗一空，农民们在气候条件允许的情况下还可再种植，而且事实也的确如此。