Allow
Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
Evacuate
Evacuate verb - To remove the contents of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Saladin immediately offers generous terms that would allow Balian to peacefully evacuate Jerusalem, which Balian accepts.
Source: Last Stand - An example has a squad of grey hunters being ordered to evacuate the main spaceport to allow orbital bombardment of it to prevent it from falling into enemy hands.
Source: Training the Peaceful Villagers - Reactivating the failsafe doesn't prevent the reactor Going Critical as its condition had already deteriorated, but it slows the process enough to allow the rebels to evacuate.
Source: Failsafe Failure
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