noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ full
▪ special
▪ explicit , express
▪
Staff may not leave early without the express ~ of the director.
▪ tacit
▪ formal , government , legal , official
▪ parental
▪ written
▪ necessary
▪
They chopped the trees down without having been granted the necessary ~.
▪ specific
▪ prior
▪
He was not allowed to leave the city without the prior ~ of the authorities.
▪ proper
▪ outline ( BrE )
▪
The council granted outline ~ for the construction of a house on the land.
▪ planning
▪
You will need to obtain planning ~ if you want to extend your house.
VERB + PERMISSION
▪ have
▪ gain , get , obtain , receive , secure , win ( esp. BrE )
▪ give (sb) , grant (sb)
▪ deny sb , refuse sb
▪ revoke , withdraw (both esp. BrE )
▪ need , require
▪ apply for ( esp. BrE ), ask , ask for , request , seek
▪ await
PREPOSITION
▪ with sb's ~ , without sb's ~
▪
The information was published with the full ~ of Amnesty International.
▪ ~ for
▪
She was given ~ for a three-month visit to Asia.
▪
I did not give ~ for anyone to print it or copy it.
▪
The council refused planning ~ for the erection of a block of flats. ( BrE )
▪ ~ to
▪
~ to park
PHRASES
▪ by ~ of sb
▪
The illustrations are reproduced by kind ~ of the library.