Nonetheless, those who now have halibut licenses could get rich: the proposal would limit new licenses and would allow current license to be resold.

Columnists have to be allowed artistic license, but the savings-and-loan mess and the Campeau situation just are not the same thing.

Begging your pardon, but I'd wager that even in the lowlands you wouldn't allow such license.

The first is that I'm a Herald-trainee, and Heralds are allowed a bit more license than ordinary mortals.

Gorbachev has won over some of the Russian patriots by allowing them greater license to speak and publish, and by loosening official controls on the church.

Women were not allowed such vile license in the Puritan republic.

Perhaps you believe that because you are valuable now, you will be allowed license.

Other confections allowed more artistic license.

Grace Poole (Pam Ferris), a hatchet-faced servant who is allowed inexplicable license around the house, is filmed in a suitably creepy light.

"Even the Cardassians are allowed poetic license."