Collocations withrelief
These are words often used in combination withrelief.
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bronze relief
The bronze relief in the courtyard below the church shows the memorable scene of the discovery.
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carved relief
On top of the well was fixed a carved relief star.
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disaster relief
When the (very loosely defined) hurricane policy community is active, discussion centers on the adequacy of federal disaster relief efforts.
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drought relief
A substantial part of this budget category is actually transfer payments related to drought relief, which is clearly not an investment.
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enormous relief
It comes as an enormous relief to us all.
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equitable relief
The maxim that one should not be permitted to profit by his own wrong of itself is insufficient upon the facts to entitle the plaintiffs to equitable relief.
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famine relief
A similar broad continuity is observable in his recommendations for famine relief measures.
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feeling of relief
The tremendous feeling of relief and renewed energy certainly helped to make this a celebratory piece.
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flood relief
Over the past week they have responded to numerous requests to help with flood relief.
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huge relief
His arrival at the ship after forty-eight hours absence, with no signs of frostbite or any other problem was a huge relief.
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humanitarian relief
Massive humanitarian relief is needed.
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hurricane relief
It has also provided hurricane relief.
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immediate relief
The judge has reserved to himself whether he will grant immediate relief—immediate relief after nearly a year.
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immense relief
With immense relief to the industry that was eventually scuppered.
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monetary relief
If they raise their rate of interest, they attract hot money which gives monetary relief but aggravates their later position.
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much-needed relief
Therefore, the abolition of capital gains tax on death will be a much-needed relief.
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partial relief
About 50 specimens, mostly proximal ends, preserved in partial relief on two small pieces of shale.
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permanent relief
The installation and proper use of appropriate sanitation would bring about gradual but permanent relief from these and many other intestinal infections.
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provision of relief
The provision of relief in the aftermath of the 1989 earthquake, for instance, was an important factor in their success.
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relief agency
She has kept in close contact with the relief agencies attempting to gain access to the affected region.
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relief carving
They vary considerably in size and the degree of relief carving.
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relief effort
Despite his own considerable losses, the man immediately assisted with the relief effort by donating all the coal he owned and also offering boats for transporting evacuees.
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relief of suffering
I have argued that such knowledge is not sufficient to drain the relief of suffering of its moral value.
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relief worker
Just think of that—one relief worker to supervise the relief of no fewer than 50,000 refugees.
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sense of relief
With neither patients nor family members present, laughter erupted, dispelling the tension, and creating an unexpected and welcome sense of relief.
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sharp relief
In another attempt to define the situation, they are thrown into sharp relief.
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short-term relief
These efforts have brought short-term relief.
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sigh of relief
But we would not breathe a sigh of relief on hearing the news of the destruction for the first time.
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stark relief
To put those questions into stark relief, let us consider another moral dilemma, again involving an invasion decision.
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stress relief
Indeed, by this mechanism cell death would afford the greatest stress relief.
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symptomatic relief
Most patients gain symptomatic relief from carbamazepine, phenytoin or lamotrigine.
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temporary relief
Unfortunately, kidney transplantation provides only temporary relief.
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topographic relief
She takes the broadest of views, including any discrete carbonate structure with topographic relief formed by in situ or bound organic components.
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tremendous relief
Frankly, to me it has come as a tremendous relief.
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welcome relief
It provides some additional and welcome relief.
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