• The Dutch were by far the angriest at the fiscal let-off for France and Germany.

    ECONOMIST: So much for stability | The

  • It was a let-off for the hosts but they continued to push forward and gained their reward.

    BBC: Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa

  • The visitors took full advantage of the let-off within seconds when the ball fell for Lynch 30 yards out.

    BBC: Andy Jackson

  • And Orient enjoyed an early let-off when keeper Rhys Evans fumbled a Peter Beagrie corner before finally gathering the ball.

    BBC: L Orient 2-0 Scunthorpe

  • The Reds had a let-off four minutes into the second half when Davis was unable to gather Orr's kick over the line.

    BBC: Tigers thump Salford Reds

  • West Ham grabbed gratefully at the let-off and the outstanding Scott Parker swept home a third from Obinna's cross after 75 minutes.

    BBC: West Ham 3-1 Wigan

  • It was a short-lived let-off, Swiss defender Senderos volleying in the resultant corner from Reyes for his first goal in a Gunners shirt.

    BBC: SPORT | Football | Premiership | West Brom 2-1 Arsenal

  • Warwickshire were struggling after losing Trott, but Ambrose and Clarke launched a counter-attack to take full advantage of a let-off for Ambrose before he had scored.

    BBC: Ambrose and Clarke rescue Bears

  • Leeds made the most of their let-off and took the lead after eight minutes through Gradel's first of the season, but Scunthorpe managed to build enough pressure to equalise.

    BBC: Sport - Football - Scunthorpe 1-4 Leeds

  • Bob Malcolm was booked for chopping down the dangerous Driver as he burst down the left and new Motherwell skipper Stephen Craigan enjoyed a huge let-off in the ninth minute.

    BBC: Hearts 3-2 Motherwell

  • Flintoff came to the crease next but having been dropped once, he failed to take advantage of the let-off and was held comfortably at deep mid-on from spinner Steve Liburd's delivery.

    BBC: Pietersen smashes England century

  • Clarke then survived a third-umpire let-off when Monty Panesar claimed a catch at mid-on, before youngster Steffan Piolet looked to have won it when he hit the fourth ball for four.

    BBC: Northants force a final-ball tie

  • The Lions also survived a major let-off in the 35th minute when wing Human surged into the Lions 22 and stepped inside Monye, only for O'Gara to make a crucial last-ditch tackle.

    BBC: Southern Kings 8-20 Lions

  • Both teams had opportunities, Real might have even been reduced to 10 men had the referee not afforded Raphael Varane a huge let-off for his foul on Patrice Evra as last man.

    CNN: Real held in Champions League blockbuster

  • Munster continued to press but they had a let-off in the 36th minute when Benoit Baby failed to hold a pass from Malzieu, just as he appeared set to notch a breakaway try.

    BBC: Munster 23-13 Clermont Auvergne

  • It was a big let-off for Gloucester and they soon had two more as the Ospreys failed to make the most of their early dominance, with Hook missing with a drop-goal and a penalty.

    BBC: Gloucester 26-18 Ospreys

  • Yardy then gets a let-off.

    BBC: SPORT | Cricket | Counties | C&G Final: As it happened

  • It is difficult enough for policymakers to agree on the benefits of on-budget, spending activities whose costs are fully known (Amtrak, highways, welfare), let alone off-budget regulations.

    FORBES: When Washington Fails a Cost-Benefit Test

  • The President is willing to make tough choices, but he cannot ask the middle class and seniors to bear all the burden for deficit reduction and to sacrifice while millionaires and billionaires and special interests get off the hook -- are let off the hook.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Gaggle by Jay Carney En Route Washington, D.C.

  • It worked for a Chicago-area woman who was let off a 12-person jury for the corruption retrial of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

    WSJ: Psst! You Want to Duck Jury Duty?

  • It's going to be all right even if you get caught, they'll let you off - that whole rap that you get.

    NPR: Remembering the Crack Epidemic

  • The GTS's star attraction is its torque-rich 4.8-liter V8, the same dry-sump, alloy-block engine as in the all-wheel-drive Panamera 4S but let off the leash a bit, with a higher redline (7, 100-rpm fuel shut-off), lumpier cam-lift logic, more aggressive transmission software (quicker, harder shifts available from the dual-clutch PDK gearbox), and additional cold-air boxes with active shutters behind lower lateral bumper intakes.

    WSJ: 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS Review: The Car for Today's Jay Gatsbys? | Rumble Seat by Dan Neil

  • Told that his area's crop looked promising, the trooper said, "My dad'll be happy to hear that, " and let the G-man off with a warning.

    FORBES: Adventures in Corn

  • Yet Villa responded and Carew burst through only to misdirect his cut-back and let Spurs off the hook.

    BBC: Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa

  • Aside from posing better odds for success, reputable folks may occasionally let you off the hook-if they find another backer.

    FORBES: The Play's The Thing

  • In December, it launched a program called AskEraser, designed to let privacy-conscious users turn off all tracking of their search history by the site.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • All of which would seem to leave Bayer in a bind: Slash margins to meet the U.S. government's price target or let the drug go off-patent early.

    FORBES: Should Bayer Cut Prices To Protect A Patent?

  • But don't let that be a turn-off: Arnalds' mostly instrumental songs, which fall somewhere between contemporary classical and experimental electronica, are gorgeously textured sketches with as much restrained hope as melancholia.

    NPR: Olafur Arnalds: 'Vid Vorum Sma'

  • However, in 2002 Disney had put in place for the entire executive officer group a new annual bonus scheme that let a range of one-off financial events be excluded from the assessment of whether management, including the chief executive, had met performance targets.

    FORBES: Incentivizing Michael Eisner

  • For a lucky group of Eastern European cyber-voters, e-voting no longer entails traveling to an official location to poke at a screen -- let's just hope they managed to shake off e-voting's penchant for fraud while they were at it.

    ENGADGET: Estonians first to cast national votes online

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