Permissive in A Sentence

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    A bill was introduced into parliament in 1864 to make the metric system compulsory for certain purposes, but owing to government objections a permissive bill was substituted and subsequently became law as the Metric Act 1864.

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    A local example of a permissive path is the Wirral Way.

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    Accepting the law he distinguishes productive from permissive or transmissive function (p. 32), and, rejecting the view that brain produces thought, he recognizes that in our present condition brain transmits thought, thought needs brain for its organ of expression; but this does not exclude the possibility of a condition in which thought will be no longer so dependent on brain.

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    All of our walks are based on public or permissive footpaths.

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    And all new access must be definitive not permissive.

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    As the name implies, permissive visitation laws allow grandparents to ask for visitation with their grandchildren without the restrictions listed above.

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    At the opposite end of the spectrum from the authoritarian parent is the permissive parent.

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    But generally speaking this dualism is permissive, inasmuch as it is always held that God will triumph over Satan in His own time.

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    But this woman was not only a Samaritan, she was sexually permissive.

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    By considering permissive, negotiated or other access routes gaps in the network may be dramatically reduced.

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    Children in permissive households may also learn behaviors that do not serve them well in adulthood, such as manipulative behavior, lacking a sense of self-discipline, and an inability to cope with authority.

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    Children of permissive parents may be disrespectful, disobedient, aggressive, irresponsible, and defiant.

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    Children with uninvolved, authoritarian, and permissive parents may exhibit low self-esteem and poor social skills.

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    Despite the good intentions, problems occur when permissive parents fail to set appropriate boundaries for their children.

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    Do you subscribe to the permissive parenting style or are you more authoritative with your children?

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    During the interval between Shepstone's arrival in the country and the annexation the Volksraad had rejected the proposals for confederation laid before them in accordance with Lord Carnarvon's permissive bill, and had made no real attempt at reform.

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    Ere long permissive legislation strove to disseminate the new principles.

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    However, the process can give you some clues about your parenting style; the three most common types of parenting include authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive.

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    I am, perhaps, in a minority among socially permissive liberals in not viewing pornography as a ' victimless crime ' .

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    If one parent is more permissive than the other, the child has a hard time recognizing behavioral limits and will use the inconsistency to their advantage.

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    If you're worried that you are either too permissive or too authoritarian, take heart!

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    In Russia, as in the United Kingdom and the United States, the national weights and measures are followed (paragraph 3 above), although the use of metric weights and measures is permissive.

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    Left-handedness appears to be rarer in restrictive societies as compared with more permissive societies.

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    Many online quizzes about parenting styles are readily available and after awhile, you can easily tell which answers belong to authoritarian, permissive and authoritative methods.

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    Once luggage is turned over to the cruise porters, it may not be delivered until late - because of this, most ships have a much more permissive dress code in the main dining rooms on the first evening.

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    One study, for instance, shows that children of permissive parents have very low self-esteem compared to their peers, while another study shows that they have high self-esteem.

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    Overall, democratic family and school systems are much more likely to promote the development of internal self-controls and moral growth than are authoritarian or permissive systems.

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    Parents engaging in the permissive parenting style are characterized by certain behaviors.

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    People who turn out to be permissive parents are often driven by the need for their children's approval, or to be their child's friends.

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    Permissive (indulgent) parents have little or no control over the behavior of their children.

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    Permissive is an approach that seeks to please and appease the child.

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    Permissive parenting styles represent one of four types of parenting that psychologists recognize.

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    Permissive parenting styles show more conflicting results in research about children's emotional and behavioral states than any other parenting style.

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    Permissive parents are the opposite of authoritarian parents.

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    Permissive parents do not have control or don't often even try to exert any control over their children.

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    Permissive parents have good intentions.

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    Permissive parents may try to "befriend" their children rather than parent them.

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    Permissive parents often "give in" to their children's wishes, hesitating on boundaries as soon as their child protests, gets angry, throws a tantrum, or expresses disapproval in some way.

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    Permissive parents often feel as if they "have to" give in to avoid crying or a temper tantrum.

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    Permissive parents place low demands on their children and are highly responsive to their kids' desires.

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    Permissive parents tend to reach a breaking point at which they may scream or get upset.

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    Remember, authoritative parents are just as responsive as the permissive parents, but they do not allow their responsiveness to negate any boundaries that benefit their children.

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    Some believe that the authoritative and attachment parenting methods are superior to the authoritarian and permissive styles.

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    Some critics thought that the legislation was too permissive.

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    Styles range from an authoritarian, controlling approach to a lackadaisical, permissive approach.

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    The authoritative parent falls in between the authoritarian and permissive parenting styles.

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    The feel of that taboo still resonates, even in this much more permissive era, so that a woman in fishnets is nearly always more sexy even than a woman with bare legs.

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    The mantra from a permissive parent is to keep the child from getting to upset.

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    The objective stance here is not merely permissive, but active.

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    The results of permissive parenting style studies vary a great deal among cultures, suggesting that what is considered permissive in one country may actually fall closer to the lines of authoritative parenting in another region.

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    The run 3 resource context was highly restrictive, while the run 4 context was very permissive.

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    This trait does not mean you need to become a permissive parent.

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    Those who fall under the strict, authoritarian style may benefit from looking at authoritative methods and those who fall under the permissive style may benefit from considering attachment parenting methods.

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    While all parents strive towards having children who are well behaved and well grounded, most parents will find themselves falling somewhere in between permissive and authoritarian.

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    While permissive parents feel that they are winning their children's love via their leniency, this type of parenting may generate unintended results.

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    While your personality type may at first lead you towards being a permissive parent, your children may benefit from you adapting your style into a more authoritative type of parent.