How To Use Reprieve In A Sentence

Not even a week has passed since his reprieve and Ganguly has been penalised again, this time for showing dissent against an umpiring decision.
Smith's poor call reprieved Strauss for his decision to bowl first in that game in conditions which were ideal for batting. Evening Standard - Home
We're getting a reprieve from inflation," said Edward Yardeni, president and chief investment strategist at Yardeni Research Inc. in New York, who will speak at the conference and who devised the term "bond vigilantes" to describe the power financial markets can wield over governments. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
They both knew it was less a vacation than a reprieve.
He had been imprisoned after being reprieved from a death sentence handed down by General Victoriano Huerta, the usurper who would overthrow Francisco Madero in February 1913. Pancho Villa as a German Agent...

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However, the foreign earnings deduction, which is due to expire at the end of this month did not receive a reprieve.
But the reprieve for grammar schools is probably too late for Kingston Grammar to revert to its former direct-grant status as it is now formally established as an independent institution.
He has faced numerous anxious moments over the years, spending time in immigration detention centres and winning last-minute reprieves.
The desire for a reprieve from the frenetic, always-on existence that smartphones and the internet has enabled, is palpable. Tanya Schevitz: Missed Connection: Take a Digital Detox
The railway line , due for closure, has been granted a six - month reprieve.
She received, also, a little, though mournful, reprieve from terror, by a letter from Lisbon, written to again postpone the return of Mrs. Tyrold, at the earnest request of Mr. Relvil; and she flattered herself that, before her arrival, she should be enabled to resume those only duties which could draw her from despondence. Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
Only O'Sullivan was reprieved at the last minute because of his youth.
From here it was basically downhill, though with occasional reprieves.
Sleep was a short reprieve from the burning sensation that filled her body and the emptiness of her mind.
The Proconsul offers him a last-minute reprieve, however, if he will repent and swear by the genius of Caesar.
He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve.
Tom never disobeyed his father, for Mr. Tulliver was a peremptory man, and, as he said, would never let anybody get hold of his whip hand; but he went out rather sullenly, carrying his piece of plumcake, and not intending to reprieve Maggie's punishment, which was no more than she deserved. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7
The accident and emergency unit has also been reprieved.
In 1543 he was condemned to be burnt as a heretic for his adherence to Calvinism, but he was reprieved by Henry VIII and on his release from prison returned to St George's.
For a few months in 2010 it looked as though the Tevatron might get a reprieve in order to find the last and heaviest missing bit of the model-the Higgs boson, which is thought to give other particles their mass. The Economist: Daily news and views
Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.
I can't believe Obama is charged with ngegative campaigning when he calls attention to the bogus nature of this gas tax reprieve, which would cost $9 Billion, and put pennies in commuter's pockets, throw thousands of highway construction workers out of work, and be paid back by some further bogus tapping of the oil industry, which legislation would be immediately vetoed by Bush. Obama camp out with new gas tax ad, Clinton camp fires back
Lawmakers also declined to grant a reprieve from a $5.5 billion payment to prefund USPS retiree health benefits. Federal Eye: Postal Service anticipates $6 billion year-end loss
We had a brief reprieve earlier this week from the oppressive heat of the Washington summer, but the last couple days have been dangerously hot.
Instead, the film buckles under the weight of its subject matter and resorts to a blur of fraught chases, narrow scrapes and miraculous reprieves.
P: If Allah were to take mankind to task for their wrong-doing, he would not leave hereon a living creature, but He reprieveth them to an appointed term, and when their term cometh they cannot put (it) off an hour nor (yet) advance (it). Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
Inevitably, he was condemned to death, but was reprieved and spent his last years a prisoner on the Île d' Yeu.
Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved.
The bank won a reprieve by coming back to us with an offer we couldn't refuse.
Zhang himself was sentenced to death for his action, though Lin was immediately reprieved and placed under arrest.
Tennessee has ordered a supply of sodium thiopental from a foreign source, possibly in the U. K, according to the suit, which was filed by a London law firm and by Reprieve, a London-based human rights group. Suit Targets Execution Drug
The conspirators, a group of teachers and lawyers led by an educational theorist called Picornell, were condemned to death but reprieved on French insistence when peace was concluded.
Council, that this rising in effeir of war, to take away the life of a reprieved man, will prove little better than perduellion.” The Heart of Mid-Lothian
Death, that inexorable judge, had passed sentence on him and refused to grant him a reprieve, though two doctors were his counsel.
They laughed like men reprieved, and when the bottle of whisky was finished Staten gripping it by the neck flung it far out to sea.
On his face was the look of a condemned man who was afraid that the news of a reprieve might be a rumour. FINAL RESORT
Another possible outcome is that global uncertainty could give the US dollar a reprieve from its recent slide.
Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.
At a press conference a few days later, he was still going, this time on the subject of O'Loughlin's reprieve from the disciplinary committee. My Super League awards show
Read in studio A sheltered workshop for the disabled which is threatened with closure has won a temporary reprieve.
Although schools have been allowed to borrow greater sums of money, speculation still mounts that this reprieve will be too little too late for Coulsdon High to reinstate a full timetable.
We've won this reprieve because we kept barraging him with letters.
Despite getting a reprieve from the Supreme Court, which allowed it to mine in undisputed areas, the company was again blocked by the local government. The Bellary Minefield
Later, when Mr. Bell was reprieved, there was another, uglier incident that again showed the unintended consequences of the cree ping extension of technology. England in Position to Win Ashes
Brief reprieves, however, from a society riven with sectarianism are possible by visiting some of Northern Ireland's wonderful countryside.
The gallows had almost been completed when her reprieve came through.
It is a welcome and thoughtful reprieve from endless stretcher bond, used in almost all other new buildings in the area.
When the Home Secretary reprieved Edmunds's death sentence on ground of insanity many believed he based this decision on her gender and class.
Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.
When Anabaptists in 1575 and Jesuits in 1581 were condemned to death, Foxe wrote vehement letters to Queen Elizabeth and her courtiers, begging reprieves.
Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.
He or she could grant pardons and reprieves, and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, make appointments and enter into treaties, subject to the approval of two-thirds of the senators present.
Will waited, daring to hope the information might give him a reprieve. SACRAMENT
Instead, after a reprieve in 1833, the central government engaged in more and more trade protectionism and centralized tyranny, which helped lead to war.
After many reprieves, the company, one of South Australia's biggest employers, may be consigned to history tonight.
LaHood gave Scott a reprieve until the end of this week to make a final decision on the funding, which would go toward a high-speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando; Scott last week renewed his criticism of the project, calling high-speed rail "a federal boondoggle. Northeastern senators make play for high-speed rail funds rejected by Florida
The victim's fellow prisoners may bang the hot water pipes in sympathy but they also bet their Sunday bacon on whether or not he'll get a reprieve.
P: But Allah reprieveth no soul when its term cometh, and Allah is Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
The railway line , due for closure, has been granted a six - month reprieve.
Those who cannot afford to buy bonds, or who prefer to invest in productive endeavors, must pay in future taxes for the reprieve of not being taxed in the present.
He said he thought this new campaign for his reprieve was a total waste of time. THE EXECUTION
The theater becomes a site of self-forgetfulness for audiences who experience a reprieve from disciplines associated with memory.
He said he thought this new campaign for his reprieve was a total waste of time. THE EXECUTION
Then the hot desert wind died to a whisper and the reprieved showed their relief.
But many fund managers see the dollar's recent gains as nothing more than a short-term reprieve. How to Hedge Your Exposure to the Dollar
You get all the comforts of cabin life – a bed, reprieve from the bugs, and weather – while still being able to connect to the surrounding nature. Jason Sahler | Inhabitat
Edward wandered through those brief years like a confused and happy child reprieved from a prolonged punishment, not quite able to believe his luck. Think of England
Clarke is reprieved, which is a pity for Ali Cook, because the next ball, Pup slogs very hard at one and smacks it right into Cook's bottom at short leg. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Reprieve is petitioning the Lahore High Court to demand redress from the Pakistani government, ministries and agencies for so far failing to uphold these rights. Crofton Black: Can Pakistan Be Held Accountable For American Crimes?
If they fall into that delusion, they are doomed and no second reprieve will be vouchsafed them.
After the trial, amid much popular speculation over the justice of the sentences passed, authorities pardoned one of the prisoners and reprieved another.
That the Home Secretary reprieved Edmunds on ground of insanity rather than simply commuting her death sentence to a life term (the far more common response to a death sentence) is intriguing.
The Clonmore man looked on aghast but was quickly granted a reprieve.
Tom never disobeyed his father, for Mr. Tulliver was a peremptory man, and, as he said, would never let anybody get hold of his whip-hand; but he went out rather sullenly, carrying his piece of plumcake, and not intending to reprieve Maggies punishment, which was no more than she deserved. V. Tom Comes Home. Book I—Boy and Girl
The tree that was due to be cut down has been reprieved for six months.
The tree that was due to be cut down has been reprieved for six months.
At least it seems the bareback bones have finally been reprieved and for once a movie will be re-brought upon the audience with a natural real sense and to tell you the truth; who would have ever have seen RDJr with an actual demeanor of being able to take care of himself..who would have known..look forward to the movie Finally - Official Photos from Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes! « FirstShowing.net
He was granted a reprieve only a few hours before his execution.
He said he thought this new campaign for his reprieve was a total waste of time. THE EXECUTION
Where it hasn't been achieved, those hospitals have had discussions with the government and there's been reprieves, ‘he says.’
The jaw fracture made it impossible to hang him humanely and for this reason he was reprieved!
On his face was the look of a condemned man who was afraid that the news of a reprieve might be a rumour. FINAL RESORT
Not slavishly or fanatically (as a compulsive overeater with a daily reprieve, I don't do well with fads and tangents). Victoria Moran: Veg and the City: The Life Changing Effects of a Raw Food Diet
The US Supreme Court voted against granting Smith a reprieve .
Men are apt to think that a reprieve is the forerunner of a pardon, and that if judgment be not speedily executed it is, or will be, certainly reversed. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
But the point was that for now, at least, we had a reprieve. BETTER THAN THIS
Rudge is hanged, Barnaby is reprieved from the gallows at the last moment, and Chester is killed by Haredale in a duel.
The railway line , due for closure, has been granted a six - month reprieve.
She is given eight months of intensive chemotherapy, a slim chance of reprieve, and an excellent opportunity to provide medicos with ruthless experimentation.
In April 1630, Fr Southworth was transferred to the Clink, London but a month later was released along with 15 other priests through the intervention of Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who achieved reprieves for many condemned Catholic priests. Saint John Southworth
The prisoner condemned to death was reprieved for two years.
Republican gains in Congress will likely give Wall Street only a limited reprieve from the sweeping financial overhaul signed into law in July, while exposing banks and securities firms to heightened risk of hostile rhetoric from tea-party lawmakers. Reprieve for Wall Street Is Expected to Be Limited
Nonetheless, when the Emperor lay dying, the nightingale returned to bewitch Death and earn the ruler a reprieve. Michael Giltz: Theater: Not So "Good People," Fine "Timon," Lovely "Nightingale" and No KO for "Beautiful Burnout"
Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved.
Despite these reprieves, the style of the show is somehow off, the music awkward, the direction formless.
He had his share of luck and survived two reprieves - an edge that flew between the wicketkeeper and first slip and an extremely close lbw appeal later in his innings.
Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.
Fortunately, I received a reprieve because my boss had a nervous breakdown before he could implement his plan.
Shoppers will get a temporary reprieve from the new sales tax.
I was luckily given a reprieve in the form of the next dance being the rumba and therefore a bit slower than the mambo.
They experienced directly a conflict of powers, one hostile to the harvest, the other frightening but beneficial: the thunderstorm reprieved them in the nick of time by defeating and utterly destroying the drought. In the Valley of the Shadow
I am of opinion, and so I believe will Mr. Crossmyloof and the Privy Council, that this rising in effeir of war, to take away the life of a reprieved man, will prove little better than perduellion. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete
But Allah reprieves no soul when its term expires and Allah has knowledge of all your actions.
But a day after the blow-up, the committee assigned to seek a compromise won a three-month reprieve.
I actually laughed out loud during the scene, partly as a temporary reprieve from the tension, partly out of sheer admiration for Anderson's gifts.
I am of opinion, and so I believe will Mr. Crossmyloof and the Privy Council, that this rising in effeir of war, to take away the life of a reprieved man, will prove little better than perduellion. '' The Heart of Mid-Lothian
In the corner was a chipped jug, and on the walls were carvings in the stone, names, crude drawings of gladiators, in their armour, tallies of battles won, of reprieves granted.
Official reprieves and pardons were not uncommon, and some such acts of mercy were purposely announced only when the convicted stood on the scaffold and spectators had assembled.
The tree that was due to be cut down has been reprieved for six months.
Antipholus of Ephesus, finally obtaining the ransom money he sent for, offers to pay it to redeem Egeon, but the Duke reprieves the old man without payment.
He had eaten and drunk heartily, and cracked many scurril Jokes while under sentence, and seemed not to care Twopence whether he was Reprieved or Not. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 of 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors...
An Estonian skier and a Latvian bobsledder gained late reprieves from drug bans on technicalities.
I am of opinion, and so I believe will Mr. Crossmyloof and the Privy Council, that this rising in effeir of war, to take away the life of a reprieved man, will prove little better than perduellion. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1
The crustacea have so far had a reprieve. Times, Sunday Times
Mr. Assad got an unexpected U.N. reprieve and a green light to unbridle fully his killers. Obama Falls Into a U.N. Trap
He said he thought this new campaign for his reprieve was a total waste of time. THE EXECUTION
Acquittal rates were high and infanticide was the only form of homicide for which women might be reprieved or pardoned.
The snags are a temporary reprieve for some troubled borrowers who are desperate to hang onto their homes. Effort on Home Loans Stalls
Lauderdale almost alone interfered, and procured, to his infinite honour, a delay of six months in the extension of this act, -- a sort of reprieve from the southern _jougs_, -- by which we may have some chance of profiting, if, during the interval, we can show ourselves true Political Pamphlets
P: If Allah took mankind to task by that which they deserve, He would not leave a living creature on the surface of the earth; but He reprieveth them unto an appointed term, and when their term cometh - then verily (they will know that) Allah is ever Seer of His slaves. Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
1968 - Three Rhodesian black men, two of whom are "reprieved" by Britain's Queen Elizabeth, are hanged in Rhodesia. ANC Daily News Briefing
The tree that was due to be cut down has been reprieved for six months.
But it had appealed for a reprieve for its cattle, virtually irreplaceable Red Galloway beef and Ayrshire dairy stock.
I once spent hours sketching, a wonderful reprieve from the endless flow of words my work entails.
Council, that this rising in effeir of war, to take away the life of a reprieved man, will prove little better than perduellion.” The Heart of Mid-Lothian
The necessary delays in explaining the new evidence, the mechanics of ordering a reprieve and so on are then all simply omitted.
It's a reprieve, a second chance to show you alone were the reason for your band's success, and that one day they'll be shining your shoes.
Therefore, what they all need is a temporary reprieve, a carefully engineered environment of apparent dollar strength that will allow them to quietly unload what they could never openly propose to sell.
Informed soundings we've taken suggest that the initial outcry may have won only a temporary reprieve.
Will the American people look at it as a day of reprieve from a mailbox full of bills and junk mail? Is the Post Office Singing Their Swan Song? | myFiveBest
Auguste was therefore reprieved from instant dismissal from a post he had no idea he was occupying.
For these idiotic misanthropic right-wing Judeofascist patsies, perhaps in a conceited benevolent sort of a way which is not at all strange for any 'ubermensch' raised on the mother's milk of the 'chosen peoples' mantra, this pamphleteering in Jerusalem is being rather merciful in permitting a temporary reprieve to their Amelekites. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
The family have won a temporary reprieve from eviction.
It gave the referee a moment's reprieve from the home fans' incessant abuse but the chipper's proprietor seemed less impressed with the intrusion.
He battled through, reprieved on 39 by a drop at mid-on. Times, Sunday Times
My comrade, having the brand of an old offender, was executed; the young offender was spared, having obtained a reprieve, but lay starving a long while in prison, till at last she got her name into what they call a circuit pardon, and so came off. Moll Flanders
And even though I wasn't at the awards ceremony, to hear my name thanked (of course!) in front of millions of viewers, along with the imminence of Sideways being Alexander Payne's next film, I truly began to believe that all the suffering and heartache, panic attacks, etc. had finally dealt me an almost mythological reprieve (I'm thinking of Lazarus here!) Rex Pickett: The Sideways Publishing Saga -- Part III: Whiplash; Dismay!
Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved.
In 2007-08 they were again reprieved due to one liquidation and two teams being expelled from the league. The Knowledge | Which teams have topped the table for the first time on the final day?
Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved.
1968 - Three black men, two of whom were "reprieved" by Queen ANC Daily News Briefing
Twenty-one had been reprieved to await a Government review.
This may be a welcome reprieve, but taxpayers and their advisors should still consider the proposed rules when evaluating investments.
The injection provided a temporary reprieve from the pain.
But he missed the final yellow into its own pocket and Hendry accepted his reprieve to take the frame and then the match.
He could not confirm the decision by BT to reprieve 100 phone boxes from closure because the relevant manager was unreachable.
He said he thought this new campaign for his reprieve was a total waste of time. THE EXECUTION
Ibrahim recently received a reprieve when an Egyptian court released him and ordered a retrial - after a strong protest from the Bush Administration.
The budget-making meeting saw a reprieve for the city's children's book bus, which was set to be scrapped and the service merged with the mobile library scheme.
He said he thought this new campaign for his reprieve was a total waste of time. THE EXECUTION
Political correctness, diversity policies, and multiculturalism are forms of deference that give whites and institutions a way to prove the negative and win reprieve from the racist stigma. martindavis Bob Gibson Savages Scottie Griffin at cvillenews.com
Nor was there a reprieve for nondomiciled residents. Dubai's bid for Colonial creates
Scarborough's seaside chalets and miniature railway are being granted a reprieve under changes to controversial proposals to redevelop the resort's North side.
The prisoner won a last - minute reprieve.
I am of opinion, and so I believe will Mr. Crossmyloof and the Privy Council, that this rising in effeir of war, to take away the life of a reprieved man, will prove little better than perduellion. '' The Heart of Mid-Lothian
The crustacea have so far had a reprieve. Times, Sunday Times
Will waited, daring to hope the information might give him a reprieve. SACRAMENT
Expect no reprieve, as the stock market is likely to get shellacked next week by more languid earnings and deep-seated investor mistrust…
The railway line , due for closure, has been granted a six - month reprieve.
His trespass is never discovered, and he revels each afternoon in the ‘fresh air, physical release, and space: I felt like a prisoner reprieved.’
Worse, the reprieve came too late for the Glazers.
The prisoner won a last - minute reprieve.
Chained in an upright stance for weeks on end, iron collars about their necks, with no hope of reprieve.
What we really do all have is a daily reprieve from the things that "bedevil" us. Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
Local officials were prolific too in petitioning central government for pardons and reprieves for the condemned.
He remembered how innocently they had discussed which natives they would blow to smithereens and which they would grant a reprieve to.
The exchange between the mayor, Sheriff Hartwell and him when he first appears with the reprieve from the governor is simply priceless.
It also experienced a lower level of executions than the early 17th century, with many convicted persons being reprieved, notably before being transported to the American colonies.
He tried very hard to rescind the expulsion order, at one point offering the monarchs 300,000 ducats for a reprieve.
Jo and her employer, an attorney who vigorously opposes the death penalty, do all they can to win a reprieve for Taylor.
‘I only reprieved your penalty because I needed something quickly and you were the only one who could undergo the mission in time,’ Hador replied coldly.
It was said that as long as a monk upheld the three oaths of chastity, obedience, and poverty, his soul was promised Reprieve.
The president can grant reprieves and pardons (except in the case of impeachment).
Instead, they have won reprieves because their economies are still developing.
The styles range from country shuffles through polka and rocking country to the jazzy ruminations of the closing ‘American Reprieve’.
The group protested against a possible reprieve for an inmate on death row in Texas.
Death, that inexorable judge, had passed sentence on him and refused to grant him a reprieve, though two doctors who arrived and were fee'd at one and the same instant, were his counsel.
The prisoner condemned to death was reprieved for two years.
But the point was that for now, at least, we had a reprieve. BETTER THAN THIS
An increased supply of rental accommodation has resulted in a welcome reprieve from spiralling rents for tenants around the country, and particularly in Dublin.
The phrase "ora d'aria" refers to the period when prison inmates are let into the yard: a blessed reprieve, which the restaurant Ora d'Aria certainly offers. The Seattle Times
Fortunately, I received a reprieve because my boss had a nervous breakdown before he could implement his plan.
He earned a stay of execution with a 65 in frame 30 but it was only a short reprieve before Stevens closed out the match in the next.
With three weeks left for Congress to act, the presidential nominees and members seem more inclined to disagree over short-term reprieves than dare to destine an enduring alternative to sustain future generations. Michael Shank: House EPA Decision Indicative of Dangerous New Direction for Anti-Green Movement

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