Sentence examples for Were given nearly from inspiring English sources

This spring, eight mostly young men accused of terrorism were given nearly 20-year prison sentences.

Dozens of MPs' staff were given nearly £1m in redundancy payments prior to the general election just weeks before returning to another publicly funded job, the expenses watchdog has disclosed.

Academic research ground to a halt, and overnight a handful of companies struggling to stay afloat in today's uncertain economy were given nearly complete control over future research and the new generation of treatments that could result.

William and Frederick contend that they were duped when they were given nearly $1 billion in 1983 to give up their stake in Koch Industries and are now owed billions more.

In our study, although hypovolemia was detected only in 5% of examinations, fluids were given nearly three times as often.

They have been given nearly infinite resources.

Nevertheless, he was given nearly 65% of the votes.

"She's not being given nearly enough help with her campaign.

One CPA official was given nearly $7m and told to spend it in seven days.

Bergamini was let go from RAI after the conversations became public, but was given nearly six hundred thousand dollars in severance.

"Faust" was first performed in 1859 in Paris and it has been given nearly 3,000 times there.