1.   For a third of the women these hardships were temporarily alleviated when they obtained new paid employment.

2.   The program aims to alleviate hardship among the poorest sections of society.

3.   The vouchers, redeemable from public funds, were meant to alleviate social hardship among the most needy of the population.

4.   The administration also feared that by alleviating the hardships of a cold winter, the oil might diminish public protests about his government.

5.   At the same time, Powell called on Israel to alleviate the hardships of the Palestinian people.

6.   At the same time, Powell urged Israel to alleviate hardships of the Palestinians.

7.   Besides deciding on what to do in the long term, the government should immediately act to alleviate hardships, like how to overcome soaring prices.

8.   BRITISH universities are taking steps to alleviate the hardship of Malaysian students affected by the current economic problems.

9.   Japan was defeated on its ninth proposal in as many years to allow small-scale whaling to alleviate hardships on some north coastal communities.

10.   Khatami discussed with Annan the economic impact of the conflict on the Palestinians and ways of alleviating their hardships, Iranian officials said.