For some property owners, the decision, effective June 1, was a welcome reprieve.

To him, a clogged drain is a welcome reprieve from conversation.

But it seems almost as if several of the city's cultural institutions agreed to give listeners a welcome reprieve at the end of 1997.

Kris King of Starpulse said that it was "a welcome reprieve from the camp-laden world of zombie culture."

For readers growing tired of a literary culture drowning in discourses of familiarity, he provides a welcome reprieve.

Of course, they would make up for the oversight on 1 October, but for the sailors it was a welcome reprieve.

Tonight's laugher was a welcome reprieve from what is turning into a frustrating season for Green.

If you have had enough red meat, the sushi offers welcome reprieve from the braai, and it's the best in town at these prices.

Serious theater, and serious art in general, offers a welcome reprieve from this cheerful pressure to self-cure whatever ails us.

Investors will get a welcome reprieve this week, he predicted, as several companies bestow good news on the markets.