But he is making up for the brief respite now.

Good men and women in a brief respite from making war.

There was a brief respite, then out he came again.

Last summer both got a brief respite when the child went away to camp.

That gave them a brief respite, but was hardly good news.

It may, however, have been but a brief respite from criticism.

After the brief respite, it had been increasing daily once more.

Gives them a feeling of accomplishment and us a brief respite.

A brief respite, then a second stab on the left.

The nights were growing cold, and this brief respite was welcome.

What few victories might come along the way could only be brief respites.

The physical pain distracted him, and he found a brief respite in it.

Except for a brief respite, he remained there until six days after the election.

I still felt like hell, but the brief respite had put some strength back into my legs.

In the brief respite from the combat a thought struck him.

It remained in the line except for brief respites until the end of the war.

It had lasted, with only brief respites, for more than eight years.

The brief respite was soon over; all my anxieties came back.

But Iraq seems to have won a brief respite.

After a brief respite, the company moved out again.

Before long they'd only give them a brief respite from his caterwauling.

But the brief respite had given her a chance to work up some spunk.

Yet in that brief respite, Herbert had learned to hate crime.

The brief respite gave the warrior the chance to sprint from cover again.

However, after a brief respite at Ossett everyone agreed to continue.