When Clayton Lockett was put to death earlier this year, the state of Oklahoma decided that in lieu of sodium thiopental, they would use an untested mixture of drugs, which were kept secret and purchased with petty cash.
Switzerland has decided that in lieu of sending a returned jihadist — the first ever to be tried in a Swiss court — to jail, the reformed militant must perform 600 hours of community service and work on an art project instead.
I had some leftover dry rosé from the night before, which I decided to use in lieu of the vinegar.
This is what aggrieved nations have decided to do in lieu of any other show of force.
Whatever he feels, it's his right to deflect the question on national TV, even before or in lieu of deciding what to do or not.
In lieu of deciding whether the central mystery is an emotional or logical one, Scicluna double dips metaphors and casts a net of partly-drawn characters whose primary purpose is to antagonise the protagonist, to no great end.
The Cimabue was to be auctioned at Sotheby's sale of old master paintings in London next Thursday but was withdrawn today after the government decided to accept the Cimabue in lieu of estate taxes and present it to the National Gallery.
Thus, online merchants that decide to use Google Checkout in lieu of than PayPal will not pay related transaction fees.
That is, unless it breaks through and decides to wave hello... So, in lieu of an actual landing mission to Europa, we will have to settle for a fictional one.
In light of this ruling, the Lovings decided to plead guilty and accept, in lieu of a prison sentence, banishment from Virginia for the next twenty-five years.
