was granted

  • 1was granted permission — was allowed, was authorized …

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  • 2granted — 1. verb Given, awarded. He was granted a patent on his invention. 2. preposition a) Used to concede a point, often before stating some contrasting information. Hes a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I… …

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  • 3granted — 1. Like considering and given, granted can be used as a preposition and (as granted that) conjunction that is grammatically free of the subject: • And, granted the initial assumptions…I think it stands the test A. White, 1965 • Granted that… …

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  • 4granted — grant|ed [ græntəd ] adverb used when you are admitting that something is true: He is a good player, granted, but no better than Williams was …

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  • 5granted — UK [ˈɡrɑːntɪd] / US [ˈɡræntəd] adverb used when you are admitting that something is true He is a good player, granted, but no better than Williams was …

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  • 6Don't Take Love For Granted — Studio album by Lulu Released 1978 …

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  • 7Government-granted monopoly — In economics, a government granted monopoly (also called a de jure monopoly ) is a form of coercive monopoly by which a government grants exclusive privilege to a private individual or firm to be the sole provider of a good or service; potential… …

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  • 8I Took Her Love for Granted — Infobox Single Name = I Took Her Love for Granted Artist = Hefner from Album = The Fidelity Wars B side = Released = 1999 Format = CD, 7 Recorded = Genre = indie rock Length = Label = Too Pure Writer = Darren Hayman, Jonathan Richman Producer =… …

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  • 9take for granted — verb take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (Freq. 3) I assume his train was late • Syn: ↑assume, ↑presume • Derivationally related forms: ↑presumptive (for: ↑ …

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  • 10take smth for granted — (from Idioms in Speech) to assume, accept something as true, or as a fact, or as certain to happen (without reason or proof) I Although he was a Tory by habit and condition, there were few institutions he took for granted. (I. Murdoch) She took… …

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