1.   I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds.

2.   One option open to Straw would be freeing Pinochet on compassionate grounds.

3.   Straw could decide that the general is not fit enough to comply with the extradition order and free him on compassionate grounds to return home.

4.   Straw did not make clear how soon he might exercise his power to put an end to the extradition proceedings, on compassionate grounds of age and health.

5.   But Wong told the newspaper that Leeson will be released for good behavior, not on compassionate grounds due to his illness.

6.   Constitutionally, pleas for early release on compassionate grounds are decided by President Ong Teng Cheong.

7.   Doctors had reluctantly transferred her on compassionate grounds to Adelaide, where her family lives.

8.   He underwent an operation for colon cancer last month and authorities are considering early release on compassionate grounds.

9.   He was seeking release on compassionate grounds, which required approval by Singapore President Ong Teng Cheong.

10.   He was released on compassionate grounds and will initially be confined to his farm.