41.   That technical triumph gave Ball a brief respite from a long-running struggle over how to refocus itself.

42.   The banks got a brief respite after a three-month moratorium was announced by U.S. city and state financial officers who had threatened punitive action.

43.   The bill would also give cable television companies a brief respite from competition by the telephone companies.

44.   The cooperation between Democrats and Republicans provided a brief respite to the partisan strife that has characterized the investigation since its inception in January.

45.   The decision provided a brief respite for California.

46.   The Lakers face the Houston Rockets today, play at Phoenix on Wednesday and get a brief respite against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday.

47.   The Patriots acknowledge he was knocked out before he was sent back into the game after a brief respite.

48.   The polar ice melted, and the deep-ocean circulation in turn slowed down, creating a brief respite from extinctions before the whole cycle repeated itself.

49.   The two returned after a brief respite and medical check-up, much to the relief of a team whose lack of depth is its single failing.

50.   They may offer a brief respite for those determined, whatever the trouble or cost, to protect themselves.