immediate relief
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimmediateandrelief
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immediate
adjective
uk/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/us/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/
happening or done without delay or very soon after ...
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relief
noun
uk/rɪˈliːf/us/rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or ...
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(Definition ofimmediateandrelieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The judge has reserved to himself whether he will grantimmediaterelief—immediatereliefafter nearly a year.
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In some secondary matters, such as counseling,immediatereliefor placement in vocational programs, it sets its own operation.
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It isimmediatereliefthat we want.
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They would, however, bring noimmediaterelief.
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People with certain conditions needimmediaterelief.
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There is noimmediatereliefof unemployment.
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It does not give us anyimmediaterelief.
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The country is asking for someimmediaterelief.
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Schemes for theimmediatereliefof unemployment must be local.
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He was told there was no hope ofimmediaterelief.
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It means that these families cannot expect anyimmediaterelief.
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Has the scheme of computerisation forimmediatereliefbeen achieved?
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They wantimmediaterelieffrom the present depression.
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Extractions are taking place, givingimmediaterelief, on a far greater scale than before.
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It is a method of givingimmediatereliefto companies with liquidity problems.
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As has been said in this debate, all this is onlyimmediaterelief.
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On coming into office they gaveimmediatereliefto some authorities.
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Therefore, even if that plan goes through, theimmediatereliefwill not be very considerable.
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There is the question ofimmediaterelieffor the special distress.
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It would also giveimmediatereliefto industry by providing markets.
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I hope that this fund will be used for a little more than justimmediaterelief.
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That givesimmediatereliefto lawful occupiers who are deprived of living accommodation.
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At the same time, we are considering what traffic management measures might give someimmediaterelief.
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It comes to the same thing in the long run, but we getimmediatereliefnow.
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Will he, therefore, consider the need for animmediatereliefoperation there?
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