It eases you into a day; it provides pause for reflection; and it can fortify you, soothe you, wake you up or calm you down.
Whatever the reasoning behind them, these pet funerals are fascinating – if sometimes unintentionally amusing – events, that provide pause for thought and give a unique insight into modern Thai life.
It provides pauses, in the form of pregnancy and childbirth, that men do not have.
This could have a fine-tuning regulatory role, by modulating the speed of elongation and/or by providing pausing times at specific sites to allow for interaction with additional regulatory molecules.
The 1990s provided a pause in the regional rivalry, but also set up the conditions that would allow it to later explode in such force.
It would have provided a pause for breath amid all that boisterous noise and colour, and a stopgap between those grinding plot mechanics.
The Olympics have provided a pause in the discussions, but now some are even talking about a massive first strike — guaranteed to lead to even more American and Korean casualties than a bloody nose.
The interval provided a pause for breath after the frenzied glory of the first period which had seen goals, as well as the temporary leadership of the group, traded almost flippantly.
Gov. George W. Bush of Texas was between chapters of his candidacy, en route from a state that he had handily won to a state that he could easily lose, and it provided both pause and cause for reflection.
Amazon Prime and Uber entering the 'on-demand' delivery market also provided VCs pause for thought and an "excuse" not to invest in Dine In.
