During the 1956 Suez Canal crisis shipping companies tried to be relieved of their obligations.
Parents said they were eager to be relieved of the burden of bringing students to school.
According to a presidential decree issued by the Kremlin, Mr Abramovich had asked to be relieved of his duties.
"I have accepted his request to be relieved of his responsibility, " Gomez said.
Giddily grateful as they were to be relieved of cooking, it might have been electrical wire they were eating, or sauteed rubber bands.
Mr Tsvangirai wants South Africa's ineffectual president, Thabo Mbeki, to be relieved of his duties attempting to mediate in Zimbabwe.
Metro (other-otc: MTAGF - news - people ) said Koerber asked to be relieved of his duties from Oct 31.
Waiters at the big hotels walk home at the end of their duties, reasonably confident that they will not be relieved of their tips.
The strategy of splitting MBIA in two, so the muni-bond insurer could be relieved of the derivative claims threatening its existence, was the idea of CEO Jay Brown.
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It looks like at least some of the PackBot currently serving could soon be relieved of duty, however, with the company introducing a new-and-improved model, the PackBot 510.
It asks for Current TV to be relieved of any continuing obligations to Olbermann, asks for unspecified damages "to be proved at trial" and seeks reimbursement for legal expenses.
When the law that defines an estate agent is changed later this year, these private websites will be relieved of certain obligations placed on estate agents, like having to visit the property concerned.
Should the vote pass, states will be relieved of their responsibilities regulating the wells, and oil and gas companies will be left with even higher taxes and ironclad regulations that will ultimately do more harm than good.
The movement for corporate social responsibility is in direct opposition, in such cases, to the movement for better corporate governance, which demands that managers fulfill their fiduciary duty to act in the shareholders' interest or be relieved of their responsibilities.
Morning reports suggested that the Welshman may be relieved of his duties regardless of the result, with the Eastlands money men apparently bereft of patience and keen to employ someone they believe can give them a greater return on their vast outlay.
One opinion regarding long term contracts with significant dollar amounts tied to them pertains to the theory that general managers and executives will be relieved of their duties at some point by the ball club prior to the conclusion of the contract in question.
But he asked to be temporarily relieved of his duties as chairman of the ethics committee of the lower house, or Duma, pending an official investigation.
But it said much for the ease of the opportunity which Padadopoulos squandered that Ipswich's Joe Royle will be the more relieved of the two managers.
The Lib Dem leadership will be relieved at the lack of any significant rebellion this week.
As we stepped away with the keys to our Ford Focus, we were relieved to be out of the notorious upgrade zone.
That is why I'm so relieved, to be relieved, however briefly, of a bitter, divisive campaign, and listen to a man of God, with a message of hope and change.
Although he is due to be refunded 75% of the money he spent on legal fees, he said he would still be out of pocket but was relieved that the episode was over.
The Home Office will be relieved that it has a record number of removals to report - 3, 120 including dependents.
Some of that pricing pressure could be relieved if Detroit closed a few more factories.
And while employers should be happy and relieved to gain this new level of transparency, it also comes with some added responsibility.
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Just as some pharmas may be relieved they resisted investing in the first round of stem cell technologies, for instance, they might be similarly inclined to adopt a watchful waiting posture, and give the field some time to settle out.
He seemed genuinely relieved that there would be some UK television coverage of the fight, albeit delayed coverage.
Even so, the government will be relieved that the rally did not become a show of the PKK's strength.
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The intoxicating idea behind the MacArthur Foundation is that if at least temporarily relieved of money worries, geniuses can be more creative.
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