The childishness of the two of them had migrated somewhat to me, and, while I felt bad for them, their home, such as it was, taken from them, it was a relief to be back in my own mind, undistracted, uninvolved.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield

Criticism is cheap and panders to the distraught, whereas relief is, in part, achieved by peace of mind.

ECONOMIST: Catholic choice

She said that the long-term goal was not relief of present discomfort but neurological hygiene and health and a wholeness of body and mind that he would someday appreciate very, very much.

NEWYORKER: Backbone

This is something that people don't want to accept and in the same time, you know, it would be, at least to my mind, foolish and unjust to expect some sort of catharsis of you know, nation-wide feeling of relief.

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Such words will be a relief to the smaller countries which fear that France, Germany and Britain have precisely such a directorate in mind.

ECONOMIST: The European Commission presidency