1.   His only respite from a national news media frenzy may be the modest numbers he has posted in the past month.

2.   The only respite came on birthdays, which they celebrated with an egg, a slice of bread and a pat of butter.

3.   The only respite I get is a minute or two when he backs away from his area and calls someone on his cellular phone.

4.   The stifling-hot summer, when the heat kills anything that might pollinate, is the only respite from asthma, he says.

5.   Their only respite is at meal times when they gather in a common room at the hotel, and when they meet with officials who come to visit them.

6.   No player allowed to wander around on his own and the only respite was a guided tour of Genoa two hours before their flight home.

7.   The only respite the Philippines was likely to see was in terms of export earnings, RHB said.

8.   The only respite the Philippines was likely to see was in terms of export earnings, said the report.