61.   The New York Times Co., owner of television stations as well as newspapers, may itself benefit from new business opportunities as ownership rules are relaxed.

62.   The ministry relaxed the rules because cuts that banks made in their lending to meet the rules have contributed to push companies into bankruptcy.

63.   The ministry relaxed the rules for Japanese banks because the banks cut lending to reduce their assets to meet the rules.

64.   The main remaining question, he said, is whether to relax the rules somehow for small restaurants.

65.   The new policy comes as many members of Congress are pressing the trade commission and the Justice Department to relax their rules on such joint ventures.

66.   The Senate committee recently relaxed program rules, which face congressional review before taking effect.

67.   The Taliban have relaxed their rules slightly in some cases.

68.   The second was the fact that the Securities and Exchange Commission relaxed the rules on stock repurchases by corporations.

69.   The White House has indicated it wants to relax those rules, but Pataki has written a letter to Vice President Dick Cheney objecting to the change.

70.   The women were delighted, because it meant many rules became more relaxed for them, too.