In other words, they're extending an "amnesty" to these businesses--an indirect admission of the law's unfeasibility and a direct contradiction of their "no amnesty" mantra.
"I'm extending an open invitation," he said.
"Just make sure they're not a lefty and a righty," she said, extending an elbow.
"Come to my place," he urged, extending an invitation to his Bouley Bakery in TriBeCa.
The Lebanese novelist Hanan al- Shaykh sees his "narrative acrobatics" as extending an Arabic tradition.
Telescopes mounted on eyeglasses bulge outward, often extending an inch or so beyond the frames.
"Extending an invitation to Montenegro to start accession talks would be a historic decision.
For her to say otherwise is not extending an olive branch, it's accusatory".
Perhaps he'll be extending an invitation to Nicola Sturgeon to exchange notes.
She, in essence, is extending an arm out to the silent majority in Pakistan, which abhors the actions of extremists.
"I welcome everyone here," Aristide says, extending an arm to take in the broad expanse of his office.
