1.   There were also efforts within Congress to relax curbs on financing of international family planning efforts, and to allow military women to obtain abortions in US hospitals overseas.

2.   As the economy began to recover this year, Malaysia has relaxed some curbs, but says it will not abandon controls.

3.   At the same time, he said, the United States would like to relax curbs on civilian goods.

4.   He also made demands on Sharon, saying he should relax curbs on Palestinian workers traveling to their jobs in Israel.

5.   He called for relaxing the curbs by expanding humanitarian exemptions.

6.   Mrs. Kumaratunga promised to relax curbs on reporting and promote free speech when her socialist coalition was elected last November.

7.   Ms. Kumaratunga promised to relax curbs on reporting and promote free speech when her socialist coalition was elected last August.

8.   Ms. Kumaratunga promised to relax curbs on the media when her socialist coalition was elected last August.

9.   Russia called for relaxing the curbs by expanding humanitarian exemptions.

10.   The government has also been trying to goad banks into lowering interest rates and relaxing curbs on lending.