Getting in the habit of watching older movies or "smaller" foreign films also allows a respite from the numbingly over-the-top style of today's blockbusters, with their signature quick cuts and emphasis on visual effects taking precedence over the fundamentals of character development and script.
The pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed a rare respite from house arrest to meet with members of her party, the National League for Democracy.
The question is, with the Ecuadorian embassy just over the Thames, will Julian Assange be allowed a brief respite to watch the country of his birth take on the country that has provided him political asylum?
Then there were the 70s, which barely allowed a moment of respite: we had one murder a day, basically a civil war.
The men's humour and humanity are enticing; Bausch knows when to keep up the tension, push towards hurt, and when to change tack, allow a pause, a respite.
At times, Mr. Pippin said, the disease that was diagnosed when he was a child has been his greatest ally, allowing him a respite from incarceration.
However, Breast Cancer Now said it was important for women in the UK to be able to take a drug that could allow them a respite of extra months without their disease progressing.
Of course, the tent doubled as a shaded area allowing for a respite from the sun and a chance to chow down that great turkey leg while sitting on a chair, so it was both educational and convenient!
It was just easier to be myself outside of my normal environment, and while the pressure was no less intense, my perception of it shifted enough to allow me a respite.
The six-figure cash prize should have allowed the artist a respite, but its high profile also increased the demand for his work.
