| The difficult task is to find ways of being merciful to the guilty without being cruel to the innocent. |
| The overwhelming consensus is that the lack of knowledge is probably the merciful way it should be. |
| Though it was a numb, lack-of-all sensation that laid claim to his body, it was far more merciful than the excruciation of the previous weeks. |
| They instilled fear into every ship that crossed their waters, though they often were merciful to those who surrendered. |
| The Mighty alone can afford to be merciful and therefore where else can the prodigal son return but to the parental doors of the Government? |
| Confused he walked back to dying chief, he was calling out for a merciful death. |
