However, during the summer months, the islanders have a brief respite from the cold, and fishing trawlers make the most of the benign weather.
South African gold companies had a brief respite from low prices in 2002, when gold prices rose to record highs and the rand depreciated substantially against the dollar.
Inside the security bubble of his limousine, Mr Obama and his family had a brief respite as they headed to a private church service directly across the street from the White House at St John's Episcopal Church.
Haiti's long-suffering people, who have endured a line of dictatorships, had a brief respite in the last quarter century: a popular democratic wave that swept priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power.
The Elliott Carter centenary celebrations had a brief respite after Mr. Carter's birthday in December, leaving a few weeks to commemorate the 200th anniversaries of Mendelssohn's birth and Haydn's death.
While some Syrians had a brief respite from the bombing, the storm presented dangers of its own.
I had a brief respite in 9th grade when I lived with my father and stepmother in East Texas.
The 2nd Battalion, having received a brief respite, also came forward, replacing the 4th Battalion with the support of a dismounted squadron from the 7th Light Horse Regiment.
For residents, the federal police and military patrols have brought a brief respite from the state of terror they have been living under.
Such are the privileges of a champion: Coughlin has earned a brief respite from speculation and hyperventilation about his team's future.
The past few days have offered a brief respite from Linsanity with All-Star weekend and, just before it, the basketballing lesson offered to the Knicks by the Miami Heat.
