give a free hand in a sentence

Examples

1. David Norris said he was very concerned at the outcome of the case because it would appear to give a free hand to vigilante gangs out to intimidate gays saying : " " It could be interpreted as a licence to kill " ".
2. I am keeping myself off the main article unless an agreement is made, but to put any kind of censor on me at this point, while giving a free hand to those who are pushing a POV in the article would kill the purpose of Wikipedia.
3. Pakistan could play a key role in helping prop up any post-Taliban government, although leaders here have expressed misgivings about giving a free hand to the Northern Alliance, a group that controls about 10 percent of Afghanistan's territory and has battled the Islamic fundamentalist regime for years.
4. Islamic hard-liners were angered by President Gen . Pervez Musharraf's decision to side with the Washington in its anti-terrorism war, accusing him of giving a free hand to American authorities such as the FBI to operate against Taliban and al-Qaida fugitives in the country.