Word: relief
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Across the continent, revulsion over Moro's assassination was mingled with relief that Italy had withstood such a tragic test. But at the same time, it became clear that Italy's long bout with political violence was far from over. Gunmen from the Red Brigades and members of other groups in Italy's crowded arena of militant radical factions shot and wounded seven victims in as many days...
...Beckett, suffering terribly from huge corns and terrible calluses, walking only with great pain. He must have pulled off his shoes in much the same way as his character, Estragon, pulls off his horrible misshapen boots in the first act of Waiting for Godot with a sigh of infinite relief...
...what city did Yankee relief pitcher Steve Hamilton throw up on the mound after he swallowed his chaw of tobacco...
...confronted by huge open stretches of water. Overnight, new ice about 10 inches thick formed over the open water. "I made a dash over the new ice," he wrote, "and in about 2½ hours I had made it across to solid ice again. I felt weak with relief." On the 52nd day, severe winds again forced him to stop...
...spring, Tennessee adopted a similar restriction. In November, Massachusetts voters will decide on a proposal of their own: to limit spending increases to the rise in the state's personal income. These are sensible approaches. Putting a lid on spending is a far more effective way of providing relief than merely trying to restrain property taxes...