| 1 | Our application for opening the business has been approved (or granted). | |
| 2 | He was excused from attendance at the lecture. | |
| 3 | He was allowed to proceed to an MA. | |
| 4 | Sometimes she was permitted television, but only the news. | |
| 5 | But there are other things that we do not see, because, alas, they have never been permitted to come into existence. |