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light relief

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light relief
something that is entertaining or relaxing after something that is serious or boring A lively argument between the two main speakers provided a bit of light relief in an otherwise dull conference.
See also: light, relief


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For light relief, and to highlight the importance of parents familiarising themselves with their children's interests, fun modules dealing with youth culture are interspersed throughout the program.
I hope that people see it as some kind of light relief that, while not skirting around it, is celebrating New York.
The light relief of areas of improvised pattern suggests a handmade circuit board, or perhaps a message written in an ecstatic form of Braille.
 
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