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A Handed Means to Give a Reprieve
Handed means to pass something from one hand to another, a verb. Sometimes it's used more figuratively, as for example, in a court of law where they are given something. So you could be, for example, handed a reprieve, in this sense, given a reprieve. Another two word expression is clearing, c l, e, a, r i, n g, second word, path, p a, t h. Now, clearing here is used as a verb, and it means to remove things or obstacles. And path is talking about the way forward - allowing something to happen or proceed. We're on Channel 7 tonight at 10pm with John Defter
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