An official must let the ball fall if no offensive player comes to get it.

Without any success, the officials eventually let the matter go.

You'd be surprised how many people, and officials, will let me break a lot of the rules.

The baby was of another faith; officials wouldn't let them keep her.

But officials let it be known that the central bank still considered higher inflation a greater threat to the economy than a possible recession.

At the same time, senior officials let it be known that they would welcome a change of government in the Sudan.

The officials let them play more and I've always objected to that.

But the officials won't let Sally keep her baby once it was born.

They could not believe that the firm's top officials had let the matter ride so long.

The Greek team protested, but the officials let the play count.