81.   U.S.-Japanese trade tensions have eased since an auto accord last June, negotiated by Hashimoto when he was serving as trade minister.

82.   War rhetoric has increased in recent weeks after new attacks in Indian-ruled Kashmir, although tensions have eased a little in the past week.

83.   When tensions eased, the game was given the go-ahead for Wednesday.

84.   While Taiwan still bans direct contact with the mainland, tensions have eased in recent years and trade through intermediaries has blossomed.

85.   While tensions have eased significantly, the two Koreas have many political and social differences to overcome.

86.   When tensions eased, the match was given the go-ahead for Wednesday.

87.   With the end of the Cold War, tensions have eased.

88.   However reliable sources said tension had eased in all these establishments.

89.   However tension eased last July after the election Kuchma, a Russian-speaker, who is seen as favouring a rapprochement with Moscow.

90.   As the tension eased, he laughed more easily.