In the silence, they melded their thoughts, and after a moment the strain in his face eased.

Nothing carried away; the strain eased a little; and suddenly their attention was wholly shifted, for the Dédaigneuse bad begun to fire again.

By some measures, those strains have eased considerably; companies are finding it easier to issue new debt, for example.

The strain of Cara's weight against his arm eased.

But analysts seemed not to find this persuasive evidence that the progressively greater strains on industry this year have eased.

The lines of pain and worry had not diminished but the strain had eased about his mouth and brow.

Even then, it had been a few more years before the strain between them had eased.

Once Origen was back in Alexandria, the strain in their relationship eased.

As he backed the throttle down, the vibrations slowed and the strain on the engine eased.

Then, as the ship rolled the other way, the strain eased.