1.   At the same time some people are advocating tightening safety rules, the Bush administration has suggested loosening regulations on pipeline operators as part of a national energy policy.

2.   Back last spring, Democrats attacked Bush for considering loosening environmental regulations on arsenic in drinking water.

3.   But Gingrich also is a leader in GOP efforts to reduce funding for many important programs and to loosen regulations designed to protect the environment and the consumer.

4.   But the trend has accelerated, as equity markets have taken on a bigger role in raising capital for corporations around the world and regulations have been loosened further.

5.   Carrell of the Sierra Club also said she knew of no other state as active as Montana in trying to loosen environmental regulations.

6.   Congress also loosened some regulations, making it easier for trains to compete with trucks, and created Amtrak to take over intercity passenger service from the freight railroads.

7.   Gormley sponsored legislation, passed last year, that loosened casino regulations and helped attract Wynn back to the city.

8.   Hearings set for Thursday in Washington, D.C., should determine whether regulations will be loosened.

9.   In an initial step, the ruling coalition proposed loosening regulations governing the stock offers.

10.   In the last year, it has loosened some regulations controlling imports, most noticeably in the oil industry.