Sentence examples for granting of pardons from inspiring English sources

The other objection is that, like it or not, the granting of pardons is often not just a matter of scrutinising the evidence.

What stimulating lessons we can share discussing the morality of pardons for the wealthy, absolution for profit and the granting of pardons to people convicted of a variety of crimes.

Hoping to Be Heard Over all, Mr. Clinton's granting of pardons and commutations is comparable to that of his predecessors: over two terms he awarded two more pardons than President Ronald Reagan did in his two terms.

In addition, it now appears that he will end his first year as chief executive as many other governors and presidents of the last three decades have, by keeping his distance, at least publicly, from the granting of pardons and clemency.

In May, as the federal government increased deportations and some states sought to tighten immigration enforcement, Gov. David A. Paterson caused a national stir by announcing a push in the opposite direction: a state effort to speed the granting of pardons to immigrants facing deportation for old or minor criminal convictions.

And it comes against a backdrop of bipartisan parsimony in the granting of pardons.

Mr. Clinton defended his last-day-in-office granting of 140 pardons and said that he and his advisers were studying the way the pardon process was handled, with the intention of presenting a memo of recommendations to Mr. Bush on how to handle future pardon applications.

The deal's elements -- the request for a pardon, public apology and granting of the pardon -- came together this week.

"It's a real relief for Doors fan all over the world," said Mr. Zidanic, who later called the granting of the pardon a "historic moment" and a "moving experience".

"In order to avoid turning this issue into the object of artificial political tension, it decided to not advance the procedures for the granting of a pardon," it said.

They also are preparing a case against former deputy attorney general Eric Holder for his role in the granting of a pardon to fugitive financier Marc Rich in the last days of the Clinton White House.