However, the domestic carmakers were in no position to take advantage of the breathing space.
They can use the breathing space to tackle reform: Take steps to restore the confidence of investors.
But the local firms failed to take advantage of the breathing space.
The BBC's Justin Webb in Washington says opponents of war will question the purpose of the surge, if the Iraqis themselves cannot use the breathing space provided by US forces to find long-term solutions.
"Since the whole purpose of the surge was to give the Iraqi political leaders the breathing space to reach a political settlement, the surge has not succeeded in its purpose, even if there are advances militarily, " he told CNN.
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The result will be a welcome glimmer of hope for under-pressure Reds manager Roy Hodgson, who used the breathing space of his team being top of their group ahead of the game to field a team mostly of youngsters and fringe players.
The scheme is designed to protect weak links in the euro zone for the next three years, buying them the breathing space to shore up public finances, clean up banks and retool uncompetitive economies so they can grow again and pay off their debts.
General Petraeus candidly admits that the surge will be in vain unless the breathing space his troops are trying to create is used by the Shia-led government to embrace a wider range of Sunnis, offering concessions on among other things the constitution and the sharing of oil.
"This is designed to protect people from the risk of harm, and to give the trust breathing space to make the changes it needs to make, " he said.
The BBC's Chief Political Correspondent Norman Smith said he sensed the government was "backing off" implementing any changes for some time and the banks would be given the "breathing space" they have been calling for to build up their financial strength after the 2008 crisis.
Fly-half Ignacio Mieres slotted two penalties and replacement Gareth Steenson another to give the Chiefs breathing space.
Nor has the breathing-space they afforded been used to clean up all of the shabbier corporate practices.
That said, the initial response from stock markets seems to suggest that ailing economies will get the financial breathing space needed to repair their buckets.
It seems more likely that the breathing-space will be wasted.
Keys reduced a 16-0 interval deficit to just eight points midway through the second half, but Powell's try killed off the fightback and Williams' second touchdown gave the visitors breathing space.
The fear is that rather than give the firms a breathing space in which they could complete the restructuring of their operations and extract further concessions from the union, Chapter 11 would set off a downward spiral.
The financial "breathing space" offered by debt relief is absolutely critical to the ability of Russia, Ukraine and other CIS states to maintain critical imports and continue economic reforms.
Mexico's prospects of clawing their way back into the contest faded after Ricardo Osorio gifted possession to Gonzalo Higuain, who slotted home his fourth goal of the competition to give Argentina breathing space by the break.
But Albertz had other ideas and on the stroke of time hit a superb strike to seal the win and give Rangers some valuable breathing space at the top of the league.
But the biggest obstacle to consolidation may have been the very breathing-space created by protection.
"The slight slowdown will give economies in the region some breathing space, " he says.
Most people in Jenin think the talks will just give Israel breathing space to keep the status quo.
But they do give the Scottish Executive breathing space as it formulates an economic policy designed to tackle Scotland's longer-term problems.
Second-half tries from Paul Wellens and Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook gave the hosts some breathing space before Giants' David Fa'alogo pulled one back.
Chairman Raymond Lane resigned, and that gives the CEO some breathing space.
Unusually, there are only two further state elections this year, in May and September, which might give the chancellor some breathing space to show he can deliver his economic reforms.
There was "nothing wrong with argument within the party" he said, and added that the ballot of party members on the shadow cabinet's policy on the single currency had given the party "breathing space".
And the home side gained some breathing space when King went flying over in the same corner after good work by Louis Anderson.
The BBC's Chris Morris in Athens says the new coalition will press its EU partners for some breathing space over the bailout conditions, but a frosty reaction can be expected from some countries.
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