11.   Investors also want the government to ease taxes on land holdings and transactions to stimulate sales of real estate seized as collateral for bad loans.

12.   James said it would be wrong to conclude that the new process of identifying legal issues sooner suggests that the government will ease its scrutiny of mergers.

13.   Japanese Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura Wednesday said the government will ease overseas-investment rules to encourage Japanese private and public institutions to buy more foreign assets.

14.   Last February, the government eased station ownership by lifting the national limit and raising the local market cap.

15.   Many analysts also expect the government to ease regulations on margin accounts to allow brokerages to increase the amount of loans they can extend to investors.

16.   More than one cruise line executive has promised that if the U.S. government eases travel restrictions to Cuba, Havana will quickly become a prime port of call.

17.   Now there are indications the government is easing credit.

18.   One side effect, intended or not, is that the government is gradually easing its grip on the economy.

19.   Provincial banks rose on expectations they may become takeover targets of bigger nationwide banks if the government eases regulations on mergers.

20.   Recognizing that, the government eased into the change by having the rule take effect on Holy Thursday, when nearly all employees in Mexico have the day off.