As it turned out, I did find a measure of relief from a fellow mom, albeit one I didn't know.

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Nearly all expressed some anxiety that a cherished media form was in danger of extinction and a measure of relief that perhaps there was still hope after all.

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This will provide a significant measure of relief in caring for senior women living in areas short on physicians.

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And we look forward to seeing this settlement lead to some small measure of relief to a lot of families out there that need help.

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This is a temporary stopgap measure that lets us focus our resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people.

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What matters is a just decision out of Ecuador that provides some measure of relief to my clients.

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