It was certainly a welcome antidote to the deck area, where fellow passengers were packed cheek by jowl from morning to night.

It promises an openness which is a welcome antidote to the heavy centralisation embodied in the whole process.

But it's also sweet and optimistic - a welcome antidote to gloom.

It could prove a welcome antidote to the hucksters who trade in tragedy.

This project should come as a welcome antidote to that sickness.

It comes, first and foremost, as a welcome antidote to the blockbuster shows that encourage a superficial encounter of paintings.

It may not get far, but it's a welcome antidote to the far-right alternatives that also seek to appeal to working people on hard times.

It was a welcome antidote to my nervous insomnia.

It was a welcome antidote to the fear and the confusion.

A welcome antidote to the size 0 brigade.