Sentence examples for win relief from inspiring English sources

In "Lagaan", a hugely popular film from 2001, Indian villagers beat British colonial officers at a game of cricket, and win relief from oppressive taxes.

An endorsement of Nigeria's economic policies by the International Monetary Fund is critical, though, if Nigeria hopes to win relief on its foreign debt of about $30 billion.

Clearly spelling out the steps needed to win relief from sanctions can motivate at least some countries to change their offending behavior.

United Rentals joins SLM, the parent of the student lender Sallie Mae, in seeking to win relief in the courtroom from a failed leveraged buyout.

The utility hopes to win relief from $9 billion in wholesale energy debt it says it has incurred since prices began soaring last May.

And many of those inmates, unable to win relief in state courts, turned to federal court just as it was getting increasingly difficult to do so.

She wooed foreign investors and won relief from the country's debts.

The farmers eventually won relief from deflation when, in the late 1890s prices rose.

Winning that recognition, as much as winning relief from the sanctions, appears to be driving the Iranian negotiators.

But the only customers who won relief were the 40,000 who were part of the suit, and even then, Mr. Richter said, the award was only enough to refund about two-thirds of their money.

When Nigeria won relief on its external debt in the mid-2000s, the savings on debt service were actually redirected to meaningful social investments in the states and local governments.