noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a relief effort
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The UN is organizing the relief effort to the region affected by the earthquake.
a sense of relief/panic/guilt etc
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We reached the medical centre with a sense of relief.
a sigh of relief/exasperation/satisfaction etc
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At last the girl stopped eating and sat back with a sigh of satisfaction.
a wave of panic/relief/sympathy
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A wave of relief washed over Harry.
an aid/relief/humanitarian convoy (= taking food, clothes, medicine etc to people in disaster areas )
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The United Nations aid convoy finally reached the border.
breathe a sigh of relief
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When he had left, Miranda breathed a sigh of relief.
comic relief (= a situation in a serious story that makes you relax a little because it is funny )
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The song provides some comic relief from the intensity of the scene.
debt relief
disaster relief (= money, food, clothes etc for people in a disaster area )
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an emergency appeal for disaster relief
emergency aid/relief/help (= things such as food and medicine that are given to people when they are in a very dangerous situation )
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The charity made a television appeal for emergency aid to the region.
heaved a sigh of relief
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Rebecca heaved a sigh of relief .
high relief
humanitarian aid/assistance/relief
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Humanitarian aid is being sent to the refugees.
pain relief (= a drug or treatment that makes pain less severe )
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These drugs offer effective pain relief for the very sick.
relief map
relief road
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an eastern relief road for city traffic
relief/emergency aid (= given when there is a disaster, a war etc )
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Surrounding countries supplied disaster relief aid.
tax relief
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You can get tax relief on private health insurance premiums.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
comic
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Interspersed between tragic stories are a few songs supplying pointed but comic relief .
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And me-what was I there for? Comic relief ?
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He was, and he remained for the time being, a figure of comic relief .
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What I did was to provide him with some comic relief .
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Did you raise money for Comic relief ?
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I raised £7.41 for comic relief by eating jelly with chopsticks.
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But I do so like having you in the game. Comic relief , you know.
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For comic relief , obviously; but we also suspect a topical reference worth considering as evidence in the dating game.
great
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Anna felt a great sense of relief .
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It was a great relief to write these things.
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But perhaps ... She opened the surgery door and Helen greeted her with a great sigh of relief .
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It had been a great relief to Bob.
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I must say it was a great relief not to have to try to understand it all from books.
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It came originally from my father, who employed the technique with great relief on many occasions.
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This I can tell you is a great relief .
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The final whistle was a great relief .
high
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Their seven children, carved in high relief in diminishing size according to age, clustered round their feet like rabbits.
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It passed because taxes were too high and relief was needed.
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There is also a carved and painted wood pulpit with high relief figure-decoration.
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He was too high on exultant relief to be deflated so easily.
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The fact may stand out in higher relief if the residuals are plotted against the fitted values.
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There are 16 panels depicting high relief figures on a low relief and incised background.
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Digital terrain modeling can be applied to computer transformations in places where the ground is undulating or has high relief .
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He concludes that high relief was essentially a response to high food prices rather than to perception of a chronic employment problem.
international
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A standing committee was set up to co-ordinate the international relief effort.
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Indeed, rebel movements prompted international relief workers to evacuate the city Friday, fearing impending violence.
light
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I have to be allowed a bit of light relief .
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The fighter pilot taking a little light relief .
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However, the Full Moon in Scorpio on May 16 should bring everyone to their senses and give some light relief .
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It seems that the staff were inclined to regard the women as light relief from the sombre business of teaching science.
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After this beginning some light relief must have been welcome.
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Her only light relief was Tony, who took her out every night.
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Then, for light relief , this page: murder and murder trials.
poor
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Even so, those who were fully employed were the fortunate ones, for half the population of Nottingham was on poor relief .
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There is a high level of consensus among historians of the eighteenth-century Poor Law that relief in general was neither ungenerous nor ineffective.
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In the twelfth century the canon lawyers devised an elaborate, and comparatively humane, legal framework for poor relief .
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Nevertheless, the case for a review of the poor relief system was strong.
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Many who had no wish to see the principles of 1834 modified were alarmed by the rise in poor relief expenditure.
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At the third tier, parish councils were created in 1894 and charged with administering poor relief .
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Women were more likely than men to be dependent on poor relief .
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This leaves no doubt of his feelings about justices' powers in other areas of poor relief .
sharp
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The clarity of light throws everything into sharp relief against a backdrop of clear blue sky.
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Former Giant Dennis Cook pitched 1-3 / 4 sharp innings of relief for Florida.
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Such excellence threw the next hour into even sharper relief with two sides growing increasingly scrappy.
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The dark sky had forced an eerie light on to the buildings, causing colours to jump out in sharp relief .
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A further trick of the light throws their roller-coaster ridge into sharp relief , like a cardboard cut-out.
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Miles used his connection with the starpod to dim the chamber lights, and the stars sprang into sharp relief .
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The above brief account throws into sharp relief the essential differences between the Keynesian and classical theories of labour market adjustment.
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The literature throws into sharp relief the essential dichotomy in the approach to this issue between economics and economic history.
welcome
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But for most Tories, excluding a minority who thought he was too soft, this budget was welcome relief .
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The cool water slipping down her throat was a welcome relief .
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Some will find it a welcome relief , others an indication of personal failure, and the cause of personal guilt.
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Posy Simmonds' whimsical humour comes as a welcome relief in a medium that is surprisingly low on laughs.
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Competitions were suspended although friendlies were welcome light relief .
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For others, Christmas is a welcome relief from the pressure of work and a time to recuperate.
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Fishing is from boats only, but outboard motors are allowed. Welcome relief on this exposed, often windy water.
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This provided a welcome relief from the constant travelling of the last three days.
■ NOUN
agency
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At the same time, the net has helped relief agencies raise further awareness-and money-about crisis situations.
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Jobs and relief agencies were scarce in northern cities, where anti-Negro sentiment kept growing.
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Whenever famine strikes, Western public and private relief agencies converge upon it with cargo planes, helicopters and land cruisers.
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The group mobilizes franchise systems' resources to help relief agencies during emergencies.
convoy
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They were afraid of reprisal because the Arabs had just ambushed a relief convoy at Kubri.
debt
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So far their progress on debt relief has been agonisingly slow.
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Pledges on debt relief that have not been met.
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The debt relief campaign throws into stark relief the central contradiction of globalisation: it is to do with time.
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As things stand, only 14 countries are likely to qualify for HIPC2 debt relief this year.
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This is a serious loss; the movement has raised the profile of debt relief and poverty reduction.
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Usually, the study points out, the creditors expect to get the lion's share of any debt relief .
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Anti-\#debt groups in the South are aware of the divisive effect of selective and exclusionary debt relief proposals.
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International debt relief is at last getting serious attention, but personal debt continues to be a festering problem.
disaster
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Shawcross raises these questions within the context of disaster relief but they have a broader setting.
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For the first time the Soviet Government allowed foreign disaster relief organisations to enter its territory on a massive scale.
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The Mango concept is based on the well-established RedR service which helps agencies to recruit engineers for disaster relief operations.
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This allowed disaster relief experts to construct a new stone wall to reinforce the dam.
effort
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More tremors hit Cairo More earth tremors have hit Cairo impeding the relief effort following the major earthquake.
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In a regional disaster such as a flood or earthquake, there was no way to coordinate relief efforts .
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A standing committee was set up to co-ordinate the international relief effort .
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But sending out supplies is just part of the relief effort .
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This factor, together with the severe damage caused to the roads and power supplies, greatly hampered relief efforts .
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But the escalating crisis may now force Western leaders to use military air power to protect relief efforts .
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The Soviet relief effort is also employing aircraft.
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No relief effort will work if war and politics get in the way.
famine
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A special series of graded poll-taxes towards famine relief began in February 1922.
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Then there was the famine relief work, the Ethiopean situation, the Kurdish situation.
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Even the famine area was made to pay one-half of the supplemental tax levied for famine relief .
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Join a pressure group or raise money for famine relief .
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The national union of workers in education and the arts gave 5 percent of their pay for famine relief .
interest
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There is no comparison between this form and the one on which people claim for mortgage interest relief .
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In this sense, therefore, it is narrower than the purposive test for interest relief for management described in s4.4 above.
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These benefits are not confined to mortgage interest relief and pension contribution relief; there are over a hundred.
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For the other conditions that need to be satisfied for management to obtain interest relief , reference should be made to s360.
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Make sure that switching lenders will not result in any loss of mortgage interest relief .
operation
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Nevertheless, there was widespread criticism that the relief operation was slow and badly organized.
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They warned, however, that relief operations were being seriously reduced by soaring fuel costs.
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But the emergency relief operation , say the aid-agencies working among them, is in danger of passing them by.
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The Mango concept is based on the well-established RedR service which helps agencies to recruit engineers for disaster relief operations .
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Worst of all, she has undermined the credibility of the Government's relief operation .
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Consequently no clearly visible political strings were attached to relief operations there.
pain
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It takes about 20 minutes to work and can give almost total pain relief .
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The advantage of this approach is that pain relief may be obtained without causing disturbance of sensation over the face and cornea.
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This type of pain is probably like a growing pain-essential. Pain relief is as follows.
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Objective assessment of pain in necessary to ensure adequate pain relief .
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Give drugs regularly and let the doctor know if you think more pain relief would be helpful.
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Particular care needs to be taken over: i. accidents or surgical procedures where anaesthetics and appropriate pain relief must be given.
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Such forecasts are like aspirins: they have no long term effect but do bring immediate pain relief .
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So, next time these problems come along, you can be sure of fast, effective pain relief with Calpol.
supply
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Delivery of relief supplies is hampered by security concerns, as well as the refugee camps' inaccessibility.
tax
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Some 93% of the investment will be available as tax reliefs: 78% in 1992/93 and 15% in 1993/94.
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Tax Relief - Only interest on the first £30,000 of the loan is eligible for tax relief .
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He is also expected to announce tax relief for overseas donations of existing drugs by pharmaceutical companies.
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The pension benefits are taxed , taking into account personal tax relief .
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Once you remortgage, tax relief will be limited to the first £30,000 of your loan.
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A valuation may on occasions be necessary because of the interaction of holdover relief and other capital gains tax reliefs.
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But it said gift aid and income tax relief would raise income by £30 million.
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I have no savings interest and claim tax relief on £5 a week paid to my ex-wife.
work
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She said the fighting had halted virtually all relief work in Mogadishu.
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During World War I she was conspicuous for her public relief work on the home front.
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Aid agencies say that although well-meaning, the volunteers are threatening official relief work by making aid lorries vulnerable to attack.
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Then there was the famine relief work , the Ethiopean situation, the Kurdish situation.
worker
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For the relief workers , trying to cope is an overwhelming ordeal.
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In Baidoa, we told how 300,000 people were flooding into feeding centres hastily set up by relief workers .
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He said that relief workers and soldiers were now forcing people to evacuate.
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The technical team also visited Kismayo, Baidoa and Beletuen, speaking with relief workers and other militia leaders.
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Indeed, rebel movements prompted international relief workers to evacuate the city Friday, fearing impending violence.
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For surveyors and civil engineers, relief workers and war correspondents, the ultimate mobile phone looks like a bargain.
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Repercussions of these disturbances came to the attention of foreign relief workers .
■ VERB
breathe
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In the end Krushchev backed down and everyone breathed a sigh of relief .
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As you awaken from this nightmare, you breathe a sigh of relief .
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He directs me. Breathe sigh of relief . 10.55: Arrived at B's home.
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The Government could breathe a sigh of relief at the disappearance of some of its fiercest critics.
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Marie breathed a sigh of relief .
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She put her cold arms to bed and lay warmed and breathing slowly in her relief .
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The deadline came, the flood gates opened and we breathed a sigh of relief .
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He breathed a sigh of relief as he bumped over the crest.
bring
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Live yoghurt applied vaginally can often bring considerable relief from the itching, so long as you can contain the mess!
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Cold or hot compresses and/or a gentle massage may bring some relief .
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There were several alarms, bringing laughing giggles of relief when they came to nothing.
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Tuition hikes have slowed a bit in recent years, but that has not brought students much relief .
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A smack terminates the child's naughty behaviour, thus bringing relief to the harassed parent.
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The guilty verdict and death sentence brought little relief .
claim
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Farah Aydid had claimed that relief aid arriving in Mogadishu was not reaching targeted populations.
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He will be able to claim tax relief on a lot of his expenses at this time of year.
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Another plus of the pension mortgage is that you can claim tax relief on your pension contributions.
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If you pay higher rate income tax you can claim additional income tax relief on top.
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The self employed may claim income tax relief as an allowance in their income tax assessment.
feel
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Charles felt enormous relief that he wasn't Bill Holroyd.
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After the initial shock brought by his rather sudden decision had worn away Henry says, he felt mostly relief .
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A different door - larger, special - and she felt relief wash over her.
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Did anyone else feel a little relief when Theodore Kaczynski was found living in Montana?
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These commitments amount to considerable progress, which should offset some of the disappointment felt over debt relief .
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For a moment I felt relief , since if these ducks could term Armand, of course I could term the ducks.
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She suddenly felt totally drained; relief at getting home again had brought about a release of all her emotions.
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She was ashamed, but I felt enormous relief .
give
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Hank came in and did a lot of recordings, which I was glad of because it gave me some relief .
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We can do both, give tax relief to families and balance the budget.
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He gave a sigh of relief and started walking again.
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I start swallowing antihistamines; they give me some relief .
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It gave him relief from the tension of sharing the young man's terrible anguish.
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Once a group is formed, the learners and the teacher too are given some relief from this imbalance.
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Some will look to selective internment, of loyalists and republicans, to give relief .
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As she turned away from the house, into the lane, she gave a shudder of relief .
grant
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I am therefore prepared to grant the relief sought by Glasgow and will hear counsel as to the exact terms of the declarations.
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In either case this Court does not have authority to grant the requested relief .
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The applicant sought judicial review of that decision, and the Divisional Court granted him relief in the form of a declaration.
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Of those, only a fraction are granted relief .
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The jurisdiction to grant relief for breach of covenant other than to pay rent is discretionary, and may be given on terms.
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Where leave was given, it was not uncommon to find on investigation that there were no grounds for granting any relief .
heave
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The water companies are heaving a sigh of relief .
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Those whose companies' dealings with Codelco declined during that time frame say they are heaving sighs of relief .
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However, as far as the retailers' 1992/93 profits are concerned, they have heaved a sigh of relief .
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When Tom Hanks passed on the news that evening on his way home, Seb heaved a sigh of relief .
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But the country's 150m neglected tenants heaved a sigh of relief .
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Elizabeth heaved a sigh of relief upon reaching Aumery Park Farm.
obtain
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The second part clarifies when employers may obtain tax relief for the costs of providing childcare assistance for their employees.
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When their control is threatened it is possible for them to obtain relief by displacing a prominently misbehaving pupil.
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For the other conditions that need to be satisfied for management to obtain interest relief , reference should be made to s360.
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In the tax computation this amount is added back as a disallowed expense and hence the company obtains no tax relief .
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Bodybuilders can obtain relief from vitamin C for the aches and pains they suffer in the shoulders and elbows.
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On the other hand one wonders whether the fish obtains temporary relief from the irritation by having a scratch?
offer
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Higher imports are unlikely to offer much relief as cheese consumption is rising fast in most Continental countries.
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For government officials who are intimidated or confused by welfare reform, the idea might offer relief .
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I recommend that to the House because it will offer great relief to people who live alone.
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The sixteenth offered little relief , it called for a wooden club for practically everybody.
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In fact it offered a relief that, after all, one did have an acceptable motherland.
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Freeman suspects that nicotine offers very short-term relief .
provide
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The parishes were required to levy rates to provide for the relief of the poor.
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The reader should not miss his insights that provide relief from stresses.
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In addition, contempt has the singular advantage of providing moments of light relief within what is essentially a serious framework.
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We were pleased to work out a reasonable accommodation with Senator Sher to provide some relief to tenants.
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However, the authorities can provide the debt relief badly needed to stabilise the economy by nationalising the banks.
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Most of these ideas are ill-founded, some are downright harmful, and a few actually provide some relief .
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The scheme was not designed to provide widespread relief in a period of mass unemployment.
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It provided massive relief for thrifts.
receive
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So the single person now receives the same tax relief on a £30,000 mortgage as a couple.
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Employees who donate up to £480 to charity through their pay at work will receive tax relief .
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You can also receive tax relief on the donation.
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People holding mortgages will have the choice of moving to housing cost relief or continuing to receive mortgage interest tax relief.
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However if you were receiving the extra transitional relief in 1990-91 then you should not need to apply again.
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The result was a fall in the numbers receiving out-door relief .
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Eight countries that have received debt relief are still paying more on their debts than on health and education.
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He is set to increase the number of employees who may receive tax relief on share options in small, high-risk companies.
seek
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Newborns seek nourishment and relief from discomfort, with their reflexes determining behavior.
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The ambitious young company laid off workers, scaled back projects and went to government regulators seeking financial relief .
sigh
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Her exalted moment of remembrance expired, she sighed in her relief and in her certainty of purpose.
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We sighed with relief , congratulating our-selves on our vigilance.
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Kali sat down on a flat stone, sighing with relief .
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The liberal politicians sigh with relief and continue their efforts to enlarge the welfare state.
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As the plane taxied along the runway she sighed with relief .
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Lindsey followed, sighing her own relief as the noise faded behind them.
throw
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The clarity of light throws everything into sharp relief against a backdrop of clear blue sky.
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The debt relief campaign throws into stark relief the central contradiction of globalisation: it is to do with time.
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As she tilted her face upwards to answer, her bone structure was thrown into transitory relief .
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This quiet progress is both thrown into relief and varied by endless interruptions.
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In the darkness the angular planes of his face were thrown into stark relief .
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Hence they throw into relief and bring out the significant aspects of the phenomenon in question.
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Moreover, although these issues were thrown into sharp relief during the Thatcher administrations, Labour governments had been hardly more liberal.
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The consequences of that rift have been thrown into sharp relief by the present crisis.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a gush of relief/self-pity etc
breathe a sigh of relief
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I breathed a sigh of relief that the boy had been found safe.
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As you awaken from this nightmare, you breathe a sigh of relief.
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If the law lords tell Lord Young to publish, he will breathe a sigh of relief and obey.
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In the end Krushchev backed down and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
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Marie breathed a sigh of relief.
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She breathed a sigh of relief, and ran through to the living-room where she could hear Stephen's voice.
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The deadline came, the flood gates opened and we breathed a sigh of relief.
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The Government could breathe a sigh of relief at the disappearance of some of its fiercest critics.
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Yet the medical profession, seeing no upturn in the incidence of cancer, breathed a sigh of relief.
come as a surprise/relief/blow etc (to sb)
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And this might come as a surprise to our brethren in the popular national press - Thirty-eight.
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Buller's Hill House came as a surprise.
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Her answer came as a surprise.
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It comes as a surprise to find him boasting of his prowess as a rioter.
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Nevertheless, he said the sharp drop in the book-to-bill came as a surprise.
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Nor should it come as a surprise that these rules frequently get S corporation owners into trouble.
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So it comes as a surprise to discover that this is not always the case.
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This should not come as a surprise to people who are free.
light relief
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After this beginning some light relief must have been welcome.
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Her only light relief was Tony, who took her out every night.
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However, the Full Moon in Scorpio on May 16 should bring everyone to their senses and give some light relief.
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I have to be allowed a bit of light relief.
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It seems that the staff were inclined to regard the women as light relief from the sombre business of teaching science.
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The fighter pilot taking a little light relief.
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Then, for light relief, this page: murder and murder trials.
throw sth into high relief
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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relief supplies
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A white envelope lay on the mat. Holmes felt considerable relief .
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Edwards commented that the convictions give him a feeling of relief that he hopes the victim shares.
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Ensign Korn turned over the watch to his relief .
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It was a great relief to know that the children were safe.
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It was such a relief to see Liz looking healthy again.
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Mary says it's a relief to have someone to talk to at last.
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She breathed a sign of relief when he finally answered the phone.
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tax relief
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Tears of joy and relief ran down Nina's cheeks.
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the relief of Khe Sanh
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The decision, announced on Thursday, came as a huge relief to the factory's 300 workers.
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The rains came this weekend, much to the relief of tomato growers in Florida.
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To Greg's relief , nobody asked to check his ticket.
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To her own surprise, she began sobbing with relief .
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To our relief , the deal went through without any problems.
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What a relief to finally get away from the office.
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What a relief ! We were so worried about you.
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When the plane finally landed, we all felt a tremendous sense of relief .
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You could hear the students breathing a collective sigh of relief when the final bell rang.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For some time she had felt a curious weightiness, then sudden relief .
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Shawcross raises these questions within the context of disaster relief but they have a broader setting.
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She was ashamed, but I felt enormous relief .
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The company has played a leading role year in promoting tax and electric rate relief for Massachusetts businesses.
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These commitments amount to considerable progress, which should offset some of the disappointment felt over debt relief .