Later, he relented somewhat, saying he wanted first to meet with Dr. Foster.

"But I will tell you something else," I said, relenting somewhat.

The angry homeowner appealed to the city council, which relented somewhat: he must have wood frames on those windows visible from the street.

Accordingly, Petrella relented somewhat in her attack and inclined her head.

Daav sighed, relenting somewhat in the face of his brother's bewilderment.

After a moment, she relented somewhat.

As the campaign came to a close, Mr. Lieberman relented somewhat.

The growth in health care costs appears to have relented somewhat over the last 12 months, but is still running at close to triple the nation's general inflation.

The seaman's anger relented somewhat at the suggestion.

The Mexican government resisted direct international intervention in the camps, but eventually relented somewhat because of finances.