Sentence examples for relent for from inspiring English sources

"They have been saying that OPEC would relent for months," Mr. Schumer said.

But he did relent for an eco-tourism resort in the Australian outback, which has ordered five.

Forcing Republicans to relent for now in their extortionate ways is a tactical victory for Mr. Obama and Congressional Democrats in the long budget war.

(Mr. Gates kept it up on Thursday in Brussels, where he assured NATO that "there will be no rush to the exits" and that military pressure on the Taliban would not relent for at least six months).

Mr. Gates, the administration's most outspoken proponent of continuing the current strategy, also said that military pressure on the Taliban insurgency would not relent for at least six months.

The Bush administration opposes both more stimulus and the loan guarantees, but may relent for political reasons.If a package fails to pass this month, Congress will probably revisit it in January, when Democrats expect to have a larger majority in both chambers.

The Pakistanis relented for a time, allowing nearly 15,000 people to cross into the country in four days.

But Mr. Etro marveled so charmingly -- and so persistently -- that the old man relented for 800,000 lira, or about $470.

THE long winter is over, the smog has relented, for a few days at least, and now it's festival season in Beijing.

But after negotiations, camp leaders relented for now and traffic began flowing again to what is still essentially a treatment center in waiting.

ABC initially didn't want the father to call the son's games in 1995, but relented for one game in 1996 and several more in 1997.