Sentence examples for gained a respite from inspiring English sources

The pound gained a respite from its fall later in the day, however, when the European Central Bank chief, Jean-Claude Trichet, expressed concern about the strong euro's impact on the eurozone economy.

But as in Brazil, Uruguay faces a daunting battle to steady its currency and service its public debt against a background of recession (now in its fourth year) and popular demands to stimulate the economy.Brazil and Uruguay have gained a respite, though pessimists will say that this will merely allow investors there to exit at a better price.

The British thus gained a respite, and peace lasted at least until the time Gildas was writing: that is, for perhaps forty or fifty years, from around the end of the 5th century until midway through the sixth.

In 289, the governor of Mauretania Caesariensis (roughly modern Algeria) gained a temporary respite by pitting a small army against the Bavares and Quinquegentiani, but the raiders soon returned.

After a term of planning and dreaming, students become more and more animated as the event looms, to gain a brief respite from the stresses and strains of the examination season.

By grasping the nettle and indicating a very public change of direction, the Icelandic government will also gain a welcome respite from the heavy criticism that has erupted from a mixture of angry foreign governments, panicking Icesave customers, distressed Icelandic citizens and worried local councils in the UK, all of whom stand to lose even more money if the crisis deepens.

Patients' motives for seeking detoxification treatment vary considerably, including desire to reduce illicit drug use or gain a brief respite from a life-style complicated by consumption of illicit drugs, or be the first or one of several attempts to attain a drug-free life.

Hipper's badly battered ships gained a temporary moment of respite, and uncertainty over the exact location and course of Scheer's ships led Admiral Jellicoe to turn his ships eastward, towards what he thought was the likely path of the German retreat.

BERLIN — Gaining a respite after recent defeats in regional votes, Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union looked set to remain in power on Sunday in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, according to preliminary election results.

Meanwhile, the London Evening Standard - which has suffered since the afternoon freesheets were unleashed on the capital - gained some respite, with a 1% rise in circulation month on month to 276,230 in June.

An estimated 100,000 people holed up at an airport in Central African Republic (CAR) gained some respite this week when aid workers delivered food after a three-week impasse.