101.   Although the plan has not been officially released, it is understood to ease the way for new mining projects on pastoral leases to go ahead.

102.   America may not be quite ready for its first black president, but serving as the number two might ease the way.

103.   Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku Friday welcomed the lifting of a ban on political parties in Gambia, saying it could ease the way to democratic rule there.

104.   To win support, the PRI has proposed a democratic opening that would ease the way to a mulit-party system.

105.   This might ease the way for the Bundesbank to cut its rates, he said.

106.   It would also ease the way for foreign investors.

107.   Joining the OECD should ease the way for Poland to integrate into the world economy and speed up foreign investment in Poland by giving investors confidence.

108.   That man-of-the-match performance helped ease his way back into the England set-up.

109.   Stable import prices had eased the way for reductions of interest rates.

110.   The creditors are pushing for the break-up of the company to ease the way for a sale of its profitable units.