1.   The motorway, used by sixty five thousand vehicles a day, has done the job of easing traffic congestion elsewhere.

2.   And while no one has seriously considered constructing a pedestrian el, the city and a local business group are looking for ways to ease the congestion.

3.   Bayantel rejected a request by the National Telecommunications Commission to lower it again to ease congestion.

4.   Aides to Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said the main reasons were to improve safety, ease congestion and to keep business districts running smoothly.

5.   Buckingham Palace said it lengthened the route to enable more people to see the procession and ease crowd congestion.

6.   But opponents say the project will do little to ease congestion or to reduce air pollution but will instead benefit conventioneers and downtown developers.

7.   City and tourism officials say they are building new streets to ease the congestion.

8.   Companies aiming to ease the congestion could reap big profits if their technology succeeds.

9.   Customs officials also have long-range plans for easing the congestion.