1.   Stretching and breathing exercises can decrease body tension and create better blood circulation to oxygen-sensitive eye tissue.

2.   There were signs Thursday night that President Milosevic might accept such a deal and he made several moves to decrease the tension.

3.   If fully implemented, the joint police should decrease tensions and encourage the return of refugees.

4.   If fully implemented, the joint police should decrease tensions and encourage refugees to return to their prewar homes in territories now dominated by another ethnic group.

5.   Israel has built bypass roads to decrease tensions in Arab areas where there are Jewish settlements.

6.   It was one of many signs of growing consensus and decreasing tensions in a region once torn by the Cold War.

7.   The new government will focus on restoring public order and decreasing tensions in this impoverished Balkan nation after months of unrest, Majko said.

8.   The ammunition was destroyed two years ago to help decrease tensions on the island.

9.   The new import duties will benefit the economy, spark jobs growth and decrease social tension, he said.