With such awareness came the recognition that those whom God favors are granted grace not for any worthiness of their own, but by God's unmerited mercy — as a gift to be converted into working and living on behalf of others.
No Cary Grant-Grace Kelly romance on the Riviera is to be found here, only locations like Three Rivers Stadium, the musical spirit of "Zorba the Greek" and the tale of a couple of middle-class people impelled by their innate decency, supported by their friends in times of trouble and rewarded at last by a happily-ever-after ending.
She plans to grant a "grace period" to allow projects with planning permission to proceed.
The Vadakalai believe that she is indistinguishable from Vishnu and can grant the grace necessary for spiritual liberation.
Money-lenders regularly grant extended grace periods and often accept payments in kind.
They need to know whether their loans accrue interest while in college, whether they grant a grace period after college, what interest rates their lenders charge and which repayment plans they are eligible for.
In the province of Guangxi, the government has granted a grace period because of complaints by farmers whose produce had become too expensive to ship to market.
That agreement, which has largely stemmed releases of damaging chlorofluorocarbons, applied first to industrial powers, with China and India being granted a grace period of 10 years.
While bodegas were granted a grace period last year to sell off their inventory of caffeinated Four Loko, a state liquor official told The Local that if business owners bought the drink after Dec. 10, they could be fined up to $2,000 and lose their liquor licenses.
But because it takes time for the head football coach's ideas to permeate the entire franchise, and because it is hard to rebuild a football roster overnight, the head football coach has traditionally been granted a grace period to instill his theory.
