Sentence examples for won relief from inspiring English sources

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.

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.

In November 1975, still threatened by default, the city won relief in a state-approved moratorium on debt, allowing it to suspend until June 1978 payment on short-term notes due through May 1976.

For 2 years DREAMers led a grassroots campaign to stop the administration from deporting them and won relief.

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

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.