granted
Example Sentences
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A High Court injunction was granted at the end of May to stop striking bin workers from delaying bin lorries leaving depots in Birmingham.
From BBC
An immigration court judge granted him protection against deportation to Cuba, and R.V.,
From Los Angeles Times
A Vietnamese activist who was granted refugee status by the UN has been extradited by Thailand to Vietnam where he faces a decade in prison, his lawyer said Monday.
From Barron's
"If you took public support for granted it would be a very bad day," he told me.
From BBC
He was granted asylum in April, according to U.S. officials.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
