Leeway and Occasion

Leeway

Leeway noun - An allowable margin of freedom or variation.

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Occasion and leeway are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Occasion" instead a noun "Leeway".

Occasion noun - A particular point at which an event takes place.

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Leeway and occasion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Leeway" instead a noun "Occasion".

Nearby Words: occasional, occasionally, occasioned, occasioning, occasionalism

great	great leeway	great occasion
little	little leeway	little occasion

And on the rare occasion this trope is played straight, it's justified in that Section Nine is a small black ops team and gets a lot more leeway than the regular military.

Source: Anime / Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
A servant trusted by Bon Agornin's family (it is repeatedly mentioned her wings are bound no more tightly than a parson's, and on occasion she has been given leeway to fly) and introduced polishing Haner's scales.

Source: Literature / Tooth and Claw

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