1.   They needed some relief-some --- pressure valve-to release the tension.

2.   Seeking some much-needed relief from the omnipresent noise of the big city.

3.   As much as developing nations may need debt relief and development aid, a prerequisite for long-term growth is full participation with the global economy and trading system.

4.   A lot of people need relief.

5.   But they need relief from themselves more than from the players.

6.   Creator George Lucas used Jar Jar so much that viewers needed relief from him.

7.   Districts need relief.

8.   Faced with threatened delays in highway expansions, Kansas City needs some relief from strict interpretations of federal clean-air laws, U.S. Sen. Kit Bond said Monday.

9.   Facing a crushing debt, he desperately needed relief that only Washington could provide.

10.   Farmers need relief in a hurry, too.