Sentence examples for relieved somewhat from inspiring English sources

The pressure here has been relieved somewhat by the construction of a new military field hospital in Rota, Spain.

The gloom of his plays, which are filled with suffering, is relieved somewhat by his high moral ideals and his belief in universal justice.

The slight growth last year relieved somewhat the overcrowding that had forced schools to teach children in hallways, closets and even bathrooms.

The Potomac River bridges that connect Washington and Virginia have proved to be largely inadequate in number and capacity, though this situation has been relieved somewhat by the six-lane Woodrow Wilson Bridge connecting Alexandria, Virginia, to Prince George's county, Maryland (completed in 2008 and replacing an earlier bridge of the same name).

Energy markets, frantic with the possibility that Hurricane Rita might wreak havoc on refineries and petrochemical plants, were relieved somewhat at the close of trading Friday when it appeared that the storm might veer from the largest complexes along the Gulf Coast.

A dangerous stranger lurking near the school, Ema's mother's false labor, and her grandfather's heart attack add to the tension, which is relieved somewhat with the birth of the baby and the melting of some of the ice that has formed between Ema and Obaasan.

Flanked by his wife and other family members, Romney looked mightily relieved, and somewhat sobered by what he had been through.

The stalemate ended in a weekend negotiating session attended by majority Democrats in the Assembly and the Senate, their Republican counterparts, and the office of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger — a gathering that left all five interested parties exhausted, relieved and somewhat unsatisfied.

Mrs. Yates, 37, seemed to smile at her lawyers before leaving the courtroom, and one of them, Wendell Odom, later described her as "relieved," if somewhat confused by the proceedings.

"It relieves me somewhat of the burden of guilt that I carry because he endorsed me and I rewarded him by losing the election".

When a woman does find a successful treatment course that relieves symptoms somewhat or completely, she may be instructed to discontinue the regimen because its use may be contraindicated during pregnancy or may contain unknown teratogenic properties [ 13].