Relieve
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To
relieve
the pressure on the government bonds of countries like Italy, the ECB would lower its discount rate.
Today, for example, why not relax occupational licensing requirements for retired doctors and nurses to help
relieve
pressure on overwhelmed hospitals?
Alas, this is just a temporary financial palliative that cannot address the root causes of Lebanon’s maladies, and could, moreover,
relieve
internal pressure on the country’s political class.
Is there anything policymakers can do to make these struggling cities more attractive, both to enhance growth and to
relieve
population pressure in the megacities?
This would
relieve
households and businesses of the burden of health-care premiums and reduce the risk of overwhelming families with medical costs in the event of a health shock.
Recognizing that the South had a legitimate grievance, the federal government (and the northern states) worried that opposition to the tariff would increase unless they did something to
relieve
the pressure.
In the US, a Navy hospital ship was brought to New York Harbor to
relieve
the pressure on the city’s hospitals.
Small, portable, electric transportation options are a tremendous opportunity to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, avoid traffic jams, and
relieve
human frustration.
The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the United Nations have launched various initiatives to
relieve
the public debt burden in this extraordinary situation.
In 1994, Friedman, in a New York Times article titled “Once Again: Why Socialism Won’t Work,” lamented that, “the bulk of the intellectual community almost automatically favors any expansion of government power so long as it is advertised as a way to protect individuals from big bad corporations,
relieve
poverty, protect the environment or promote ‘equality.’
Then the new provident fund was disturbing them, as it was a threat for the future, while a strike would
relieve
them of it, by exhausting it when it was still small.
Maheu persisted with such energy that he refused, with a furious gesture, when another man approached to
relieve
him for a moment.
They were all seeking for some outrage, some savagery that would
relieve
them.
It was a post of honour which was disputed over, and he became furious when they wished to
relieve
him after his regulation two hours of labour.
Why, for example, should not your husband
relieve
poor Hippolyte of the 'Lion d'Or'?
"Take it; it'll
relieve
you."
'You
relieve
me of a difficulty; for the last ten minutes, I have been trying to think of a way of thanking you for the pleasant evening which you have given me, and certainly in a most unexpected manner.
A man cannot save my life on a battle-field every day, nor can he make me every day the present of a million; but if I had Rivarol here, by my couch, every day, he would
relieve
me of an hour of pain and boredom.
Dunwoodie remained for a minute nearly stupefied; and then he followed with a view to vindicate himself, and to
relieve
her apprehensions.
Four men supported the body on a rude bier; and four others walked in advance, ready to
relieve
their friends from their burden.
But to
relieve
the embarrassment of this delay, the clergyman had put sundry questions to the bridegroom; one of which was by no means answered to his satisfaction.
Willing to
relieve
her own melancholy by breathing a fresher air, and also to lessen the weight, Frances alighted as they reached the foot of the mountain.
I have returned here to
relieve
your uneasiness, but see him I will this night, and bring a respite for Henry."
The first impulse of Henry was, certainly, to urge the beast he rode to his greatest speed at once, and by a coup de main not only accomplish his escape, but
relieve
himself from the torturing suspense of his situation.
On joining Miss Peyton, Frances learned that Dunwoodie was not yet returned; although, with a view to
relieve
Henry from the importunities of the supposed fanatic, he had desired a very respectable divine of their own church to ride up from the river and offer his services.
That appears to
relieve
you a good deal.
However, he said that he was extremely afflicted at it, and had no view of any satisfaction left in his world, but only in the hope that I would come and
relieve
him by my company; and then he pressed me violently indeed to give him some hopes that I would at least come up to town and let him see me, when he would further enter into discourse about it.
Had I gone on here I had perhaps been a true penitent; but I had an evil counsellor within, and he was continually prompting me to
relieve
myself by the worst means; so one evening he tempted me again, by the same wicked impulse that had said 'Take that bundle,' to go out again and seek for what might happen.
Any with this we sat down together, and I told him so much of my story as I thought was convenient, bringing it at last to my being reduced to great poverty, and representing myself as fallen into some company that led me to
relieve
my distresses by way that I had been utterly unacquainted with, and that they making an attempt at a tradesman's house, I was seized upon for having been but just at the door, the maid-servant pulling me in; that I neither had broke any lock nor taken anything away, and that notwithstanding that, I was brought in guilty and sentenced to die; but that the judges, having been made sensible of the hardship of my circumstances, had obtained leave to remit the sentence upon my consenting to be transported.
It will tranquillise and
relieve
me.""But I did not drown Camille," she pleaded.
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