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Meanings of real relief in English

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Usage of real relief in English
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The next moment I drew a good long breath of real relief.
Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins. / Final Memoir...
2
This looks like respite, but there's no real relief in sight Easterners.
The Native Son
3
For my part it is a real relief to have a change in the programme.
Four Girls at Chautauqua
4
When I can shuffle off the responsibility on you it will be a real relief.
Anne of the Island
5
The increasing interest in his nephew was, therefore, a source of real relief to the uncle.
Westways: A Village Chronicle
6
It took so long it's a real relief.
Reuters
7
Betty heard the dismissal bell with real relief.
Betty Gordon at Boarding School; Or, The Treasure of Indian Chas...
8
The real relief would doubtless turn up shortly.
A Dance with Dragons
9
Attending to this business gave real relief.
Aylwin
10
Given the continued inflation there is very little real relief for the common man in this tax scheme.
Reuters
11
But this time the mood has become so self-reinforcingly sombre that a decisive outcome could provide real relief.
Reuters
12
But this time the mood has become so self-reinforcingly somber that a decisive outcome could provide real relief.
Reuters
13
It's such an important moment, and a real relief for both of us, the Dark Passenger and I.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
14
Allen humored her, finding a real relief in this childish game which his little friend took so seriously.
The Lever: A Novel
15
A journey might be of service to you, and change of objects a real relief to your mind.
Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — ...
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To our organs of vision it was a real relief to come into surroundings where dark colours predominated.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition...
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Real relief across language varieties
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