Heavy rains in late March promised at least temporary relief to the affected areas.

Whiskey and water, a taste that promised present relief for frayed nerves.

He gave them advice, promised relief in due course, and turned away.

Those who remained looked forward with enthusiasm to any solution that promised relief from their economic problems.

"The apocalyptic metaphor promises relief from analytical thought," he wrote in 1978.

It promises relief for independent programmers who have been denied access to cable.

The new plan promises faster relief than did the previous plan.

But they said the risk was relatively small at a time when both parties want to promise voters relief.

Water we have for two months, but Moore promised relief on that score.

Although the government repeatedly promised relief, land reform in the Philippines would not take off until the 1960s.