Sentence examples for generally relieved to from inspiring English sources

Schönwerth's collection reminds us that fathers are constantly sending no-account sons into the world to seek their fortune and that they are generally relieved to rid themselves of an extra mouth to feed.

London is such a huge, sprawling historical muddle that its citizens (like me) are generally relieved to see it simplified in Beck's "diagram" and cheerfully forgive him for misrepresenting the wonky River Thames as being straight and Angel station as being level with Old Street, when it is further north.

Although it was really busy, people were generally just relieved to be on a train.

Although the rainfall generally relieved drought conditions, one person perished due to flooding in Samchok.

"The mood of the customers was generally relieved," said the club's general manager, Roland Chassagne.

Pain was defined as and limited to somatic pain, i.e. a symptom generally relieved by analgesics, and consequently excluding what the pain expert interpreted as existential pain.

Jay Bhatti, co-founder of search engine Spock.com, says start-ups in the Valley are generally relieved that the deal didn't happen because two major acquirers are still intact.

As a result, people are generally relieved if Là Fhèill Brìghde is a day of foul weather, as it means the Cailleach is asleep, will soon run out of firewood, and therefore winter is almost over.

He seemed relieved to go.

I think he's relieved to contribute".

The staff were relieved to escape unharmed.