1.   It gave them a welcome break from the mania of the Olympics and seemed to put everything in its proper perspective.

2.   The weekend was a welcome break from the pressures of work.

3.   They consider the site forms a welcome natural break between the conservation area and the non-conservation area and further development there should be resisted on grounds of visual amenity.

4.   And it was a welcome break from the rhetoric of crime-and-welfare crackdowns that so defined the Weld-Cellucci team in recent years.

5.   Another team member, Sara Martin, said the competition has been a welcome break from the emotional stress all Columbine students have endured.

6.   By and large they are good fun, and anyone using this program to learn typing will find them a welcome break.

7.   During pledge week, viewers got a welcome break from celebrities making pleas in front of phone banks.

8.   During the day, however, tables are plentiful and offer a welcome break from shopping.

9.   Etudes, which are pieces written specifically as virtuoso studies, provided a welcome break from the standard competition repertoire.

10.   For Rogers, it was a welcome break from the tedium of watching games from the sidelines, wishing he could get out and run with his teammates.