In that short period of time, sell-side pressure in the E-Mini was partly alleviated and buy-side interest increased.

These were alleviated partly by an annuity of £150 from an adopted son of her father, Colonel Bruce, but were a spur to seek to publish a "metrical verse tale" she had written.

Under the influence of the association, the historical dissensions between the two clubs were partly alleviated.

Others could be partly alleviated by changes in personal habits, like stopping smoking or eating a low-fat diet.

She proved to have several design flaws (poor ventilation) which could only be partly alleviated.

There is also pressure of space in the town centre premises, although this has been partly alleviated by moving one advice worker to Easterside Library.

My cabin fever was only partly alleviated by the picture window with the view of a high-rise parking garage and beyond that the Bay Bridge.

Even the troughs in Tuesday's concert, when the band was slogging through two-chord arena-rock vamps, were partly alleviated by tie-dyed patterns displayed on a smoke-filled stage.

A famine in 1816-17 was partly alleviated by the grain at the castle.

Because of controls over food prices, an enormous food shortage was created, which was then partly alleviated by substantial increases in food imports - in 1972 food imports rose by 44 per cent.