And,in another development, the Senate voted Thursday to permit final debate and a vote on a financial reform bill.

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Scientists hope this vehicle could permit them to one day explore the icy oceans on Jupiter's moon Europa.

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Stairs on the side of the room permit visitors to reach books that are kept near the top.

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But the force that was guiding her would not permit her to act on such a thought.

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Army rules would not permit anyone except male soldiers to be on the battlefield.

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They opposed the compromise, because it might permit slavery in the New Mexico territory, and because it called for stronger laws on the return of slaves who had escaped to the North.

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