respite

Boone said the program has been a welcome respite from the furlough.

After Monday's 18-innings epic drained the energy of both teams' bullpens, the Dodgers and Blue Jays were banking on long outings from their starting pitchers to give their relief corps some respite.

Bird flu outbreaks are climbing again on U.S. chicken and turkey farms, ending a respite from the virus that sent egg prices soaring last year and raised fears of a new human pandemic.

In the courtyard outside the museum, we enjoyed a peaceful respite from the street performers and tour groups crowding the Royal Mile.

The inflation number and gilt rate falls offer the chance of some respite, for a break in the circle of doom.