Sentence examples for occasion granted from inspiring English sources

For his part, Mr. Pataki, who has on occasion granted clemency to drug offenders serving unjustly long sentences, would have to respond to a smart initiative from his own party.

People make mixtapes for every occasion (granted, they're no longer on cassettes anymore, but we've all gotten over the lapse in terminology by now, right?).The online evolution of the mixtape makes it even easier to source and stream new tunes, making it the optimal format for sharing new music.

Over the past 20 years, New Jersey has on at least four other occasions granted generous early retirement benefits, and in each case, experts say, the plans cost the state more than they saved.

Although at common law New York courts on occasion have granted injunctive relief in the absence of direct competition, plaintiff has cited us no New York case which has awarded such relief in a situation comparable to the one presented here.

The occasion for granting the writ in this case was to resolve the important question whether it is necessary to accord 'transactional' immunity, see Counselman v. Hitchcock, 142 U.S. 547, 12 S.Ct.

On occasion, she grants me the great privilege of working with her on a baking day.

He can also apply for permission to travel further afield and, on occasion, it is granted.

Moreover, Montejo points out that indigent defendants in Louisiana are not even asked whether they wish a lawyer, and, therefore, are not granted occasion to actively accede to the appointment.

On this occasion, he was granted the high Byzantine court title of kouropalates.

"It was an opportunity I have asked for on five occasions and be granted through their good graces on three occasions," he wrote.

On rare occasions, Edison grudgingly granted this.