1.   A week before, in the hope of hastening their release, prisoners in several jails had rioted.

2.   Chalerm accused Sanan on Wednesday of using his influence in September to hasten the release from jail of a German man suspected of involvement in drugs and prostitution.

3.   China on Thursday rebuffed a planned attempt to hasten the release of a U.S.-based scholar detained on spying charges by giving her American citizenship.

4.   Downer said the multiparty negotiations for peace should hasten the release of the Australians.

5.   He said the group kidnapped Maes to hasten the release of funds promised by the government,

6.   The Taiwan arms sales issue might have hastened the release of the crew, he said.

7.   That move, they believe, might hasten his release.