Sentences with phrase «recently wrested»
A woman fit for hanging... condemned to death on April 30, 1823, but whose sentence the English, having recently wrested authority from the Dutch settlers, saw fit to commute to a lengthy term on the notorious Robben Island.
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But rival real estate firms are now expected to try to wrest away from Jones Lang its management of 190 S. LaSalle St., where Jones Lang recently considered moving and which is facing the loss of a major tenant.