1.   A ministerial panel eased the curbs at a meeting on Wednesday.

2.   Easing the curbs on computers does not mean that the administration should let down its guard on the proliferation of technologies with potentially lethal applications.

3.   It also eased curbs on loans made by insurance companies that are denominated in yen and foreign currency.

4.   It has voted against easing the curbs on federal financing of abortions.

5.   It makes the most sense to ease the curbs somewhat and then enforce them aggressively.

6.   Western governments and human rights groups have often urged Turkey to ease its curbs on free expression, and many Turks appear to support such changes.

7.   Powell has urged Israel to ease its curbs on the movement of Palestinians and to pull its forces out of Palestinian-held areas.

8.   Bosnian Serbs, slightly easing curbs on U.N. operations in Bosnia, allowed two convoys to deliver desperately needed food and fuel to government-held areas Tuesday.

9.   Bosnian Serbs, slightly easing curbs on U.N. operations in Bosnia, Tuesday allowed two convoys to deliver desperately needed food and fuel to government-held areas.

10.   He focused primarily on trying to tighten sanctions on weapons aid to Iraq while easing curbs on exports of consumer goods.