After what they considered to be three consecutive Minor Premierships (all since rescinded), Melbourne finished 4th on the ladder after the home and away season in 2009; they defeated Manly 40 12 in the first week of the finals and Brisbane 40 10 in the preliminary finals to qualify for a fourth straight grand final (the first since Parramatta from 1981 1984).
I could have rescinded all those words, of course.
In 1971 the Council of the Russian Orthodox Church completely rescinded all the anathemas of the 17th century and recognized the full validity of the old rites.
On Friday, with the threat of Hurricane Irene bearing down on the city, officials rescinded all permits for events this weekend.
Six cities, including Escondido in Southern California, adopted ordinances requiring verification, but all have been rescinded or have stalled in the face of lawsuits.
Sprewell was initially fined $125,000 -- one game's pay -- for that transgression, but after he fought the penalty, Dolan rescinded all but $2,500 of the fine.
The increasingly popular Afro-Punk Festival, in its seventh year, was forced to cancel when city officials rescinded all permits for Aug. 27 and 28, according to a statement from event organizers.
Normandy America Normandy America, a reinsurance company based in Omaha, pulled its offering in 1995, a day after it began trading, and rescinded all trades, citing "adverse conditions in the public market".
The Knicks, you may recall, are the same people who rescinded all but $2,500 of a $125,000 fine against Sprewell for failing to attend a shoot-around in Miami last April.
When US President Ronald Reagan took office on 20 January 1981, he retroactively rescinded all civil-service job offers extended by the government during the two-and-a-half months between his election and the inauguration.
