Sentence examples for relief was given from inspiring English sources

Relief was given according to a prescribed quantity of labour, and was calculated to put an end to the "false and frivolous pretences" under which many people were believed to have found relief.

But the number of households helped by the settlement has fallen short of the original predictions, and critics complained that too much relief was given to people who gave up their homes in short sales and not enough to help people retain their homes.

WALL STREET JOURNAL Mortgage Settlement Report Finds Banks Giving Timely Relief  |  But the number of households helped by the $25 billion national mortgage settlement has fallen short of the original predictions, and critics said too much relief was given to people who gave up their homes in short sales and not enough to help people retain their homes, The New York Times reports.

The relief was given directly to homeowners from the financial institutions and not funneled through the state.

In palliative care settings cough relief was given more importance.

Stress or tension relief was given as a primary benefit.

When I met her again later, relief was giving way to shock and a struggle to communicate.

(By Monday afternoon, the sense of relief was giving way, once more, to a sick sense of dread: Isaac seemed to be heading straight for New Orleans).

To do that, the government must clearly require that relief be given in the form of first-mortgage modifications.

But it also shows that if relief is given to the companies, sick pension funds will get even sicker.

If relief were given on health-insurance premiums, most of the benefits would be "deadweight", going to those who would have insured themselves privately anyway.