Sentences with phrase «almost put to death»

He was almost put to death, but was delivered and was put in prison instead.

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In this sense, Kierkegaard is like Plato, who almost never puts himself in his own writing, except once to tell us of his presence (at Socrates» trial) and once to tell us of his absence (at Socrates» death).

There was certainly a general feeling in 1970, when the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales were canonised (they were put to death between 1535 and 1679) that in order not to jeopardise ecumenical relations we should almost apologise for the celebration.

Almost as good as god commanding somebody be put to death for working on the sabbath by picking up sticks..

Almost a quarter of those who were put to death were male.

«For all members, taking a decision that will put British service men and women in harm's way and almost inevitably lead to the deaths of innocents is a heavy responsibility.

Martin is somehow connected, though the specifics would be unfair to spoil; simply put, he is the Rumpelstiltskin of this film, taking an almost mystical revenge on Steven for his father's death.

He was rescued after he was put into a bag and got almost beaten to death.

«There are many programs and supports that were either born of or impacted by the tragic death of Jordan Manners at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate and were important to put in place so students could be safe and have an opportunity to learn, but that is almost 10 years ago,» she says.

And while it does invoke some arguments that appeal to considerations of dignity and justice — the risk that innocents will be put to death if the the death sentence is applied, and the irremediable cruelty of the «death row phenomenon» — its makes them look as though they are almost secondary.