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Meanings of only relief in English

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Usage of only relief in English
1
Believe only relief organized by government on large scale can equal emergency.
Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it chan...
2
I thought I detected greed in them; perhaps it was only relief.
The Moccasin Maker
3
The only relief we both have is to speak our thoughts occasionally.
Senator North
4
The only relief he had from the monotony and despair was Aeya.
The dark griffin
5
In that context, yesterday's employment figures were not only relief, but surprisingly good.
The Irish Times
6
His only relief was to belittle the importance of his loss.
The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation
7
He'd expected to feel depressed, and instead he felt only relief.
A fare to remember: just whistle\driven to distraction\taken for...
8
And telling her's the only relief I'm likely to find, now isn't it?
Torch of Freedom
9
Paul felt no surprise, only relief at having the trouble located.
Slingshot
10
The only relief in the twenty-one slips is the little bit about the chimes.
Stories of Achievement, Volume IV, Authors and Journalists
11
That afternoon provided the only relief I'd had all week.
Dexter’s Final Cut
12
The flood of misery within made movement the only relief.
Eleanor
13
The management of Las Palmas was almost her only relief.
Heart of the Sunset
14
The only relief was a video entitled: "Do it yourself with Betty."
The Guardian
15
Her only relief was in the Sacraments, administered by the saintly Herman, and in prayer.
The Truce of God / A Tale of the Eleventh Century
16
More thought followed, and then tears-tearsseemed justified, and the only relief in the world.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
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