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Booing without reprieve, exasperated Roma supporters eventually gave up and began to leave the stadium.

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Yet there is little sign McDonald sees prison as anything other than a temporary reprieve for the people whose lives he shatters, with police believing the number of victims could reach three figures.

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The government hopes short fixes will provide reprieve, but says long term solutions - like improving public transport - will take time.

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The levy was increased by 10% by the previous UK government, and industry bosses had been hoping for a reprieve.

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In a stunning chain of events, a man scheduled for execution was granted an eleventh-hour reprieve by the top court in Texas.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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