71.   Tensions eased following intensive U.S. and other international diplomacy, and after Musharraf pledged to stop insurgents from crossing into Indian-controlled Kashmir.

72.   Tensions have eased only in recent months.

73.   Tensions have since eased with no change over district-level power-sharing.

74.   The labor tension eased considerably Saturday after militant union leaders, who spearheaded the nationwide strikes, ordered workers to temporarily halt protests and resume work on Monday.

75.   The tension eased a little when left-arm spinner Venkatash Raju replaced Srinath.

76.   The United States responded with missile strikes in southern Iraq earlier this month, but the tensions have eased in recent days.

77.   Traders had been wary, but not panicky, in early dealings only to see tensions easing midway through the Asian day.

78.   U.S. envoy says tensions ease in standoff between India, Pakistan.

79.   U.S.-Japan trade tensions have eased recently because of a shrinking in their trade imbalance.

80.   U.S.-Japan trade tensions have eased since an agreement on auto trade last June, and the two latest issues have yet to cause considerable friction.