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- noun Plural form of
respite . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
respite .
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Examples
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Manil Suri's avocational interests include painting and cooking, which he claims are the only respites from the horror of being a mathematician and a writer.
Manil Suri biography 2008
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The good news: you’ve been getting respites from the snow and cold.
Spring Has…? 2008
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For two years I lived only in short respites from this blackness of darkness”, she exclaimed from time to time.
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Many of them have no direct bearing upon what proves to be central; they are loose ends, and yet they help to create that rhythm of entrances and exits, of pressures and respites, which is Pavese's special tempo.
Zest for Death Ellmann, Richard 1968
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Check out more tips to make respites successful for everyone.
Rita Altman, R.N.: New Year's Resolutions for Alzheimer's Caregivers R.N. Rita Altman 2011
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We default to the risky behaviors of the living-to-work mode, setting no boundaries, saying yes to everyone, with no respites from nonstop stress and no infusions of the positive mood, fun and autonomy we need to buffer the assault of demands that come at us every day.
Joe Robinson: Burnout S.O.S.: Increase Your 'Worth Ethic' and Save Your Health Joe Robinson 2010
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Check out more tips to make respites successful for everyone.
Rita Altman, R.N.: New Year's Resolutions for Alzheimer's Caregivers R.N. Rita Altman 2011
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We default to the risky behaviors of the living-to-work mode, setting no boundaries, saying yes to everyone, with no respites from nonstop stress and no infusions of the positive mood, fun and autonomy we need to buffer the assault of demands that come at us every day.
Joe Robinson: Overwork S.O.S.: Increase Your 'Worth Ethic' and Save Your Health Joe Robinson 2010
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The two respites are TCM and the nature programs with wild animals roaming safe from so-called civilization so long as their habitats are not on GoDaddy's Bob Parsons' travel itinerary.
Alison Rose Levy: Connecting the Dots: Saving PBS, NPR, the Internet, and Yes! Democracy Alison Rose Levy 2011
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The two respites are TCM and the nature programs with wild animals roaming safe from so-called civilization so long as their habitats are not on GoDaddy's Bob Parsons' travel itinerary.
Alison Rose Levy: Connecting the Dots: Saving PBS, NPR, the Internet, and Yes! Democracy Alison Rose Levy 2011
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