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Meanings of short reprieve in inglés

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Usage of short reprieve in inglés
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Luckily, a short reprieve was granted during the Festive Season.
The South African
2
It was probably a short reprieve, but he would take it while it lasted.
God's gift
3
Phillipstown School in Christchurch says claims it's won a short reprieve over moves to close it.
Radio NZ
4
As to Ethel, it was, they knew, only a short reprieve which had been granted her.
On the Pampas; Or, The Young Settlers
5
But it was only a short reprieve.
Devourer
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It was another short reprieve, enabling him to give all his attention to the tasks before him.
The Street Called Straight
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But the colonel had a short reprieve.
Do and Dare — a Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune
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They tell me to-day that I have a short reprieve, 'time to write to you,' the good Colonel says.
Twilight Stories
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They tell me to-day that I have a short reprieve,-givento me by circumstances,-'timeto write to you,' our good Colonel says.
Standard Selections / A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Pr...
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Sometimes a short reprieve and a change of subject is the very best you can hope for, and clearly I was there now.
Dexter is delicious
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It's too soon to tell but it would appear as though our short reprieve from load shedding was too good to be true.
The South African
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His wife's aunt was unlucky enough to be deported from Latvia, not only in 1946 but again in 1949 after a short reprieve.
The Guardian
13
"Ah!-youare so magnanimous as to grant me a short reprieve!"
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
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