1.   And it loosened some rules, like a ban on investing in new equipment that could not pay for itself within a year.

2.   As an additional plum, the finance minister loosened rules on tax-sheltered retirement savings plans and promised new jobs for young Canadians.

3.   As telescopes improved, and astronomers began finding more asteroids, they had to loosen the rules.

4.   Attention to the case fueled proposed NCAA reforms to loosen amateurism rules, restrict college recruiting in the summer and protect colleges from actions their players take before enrolling.

5.   -- Loosening rules that restrict banks and brokers from sharing confidential information on their customers.

6.   But the agency and a federal appeals court have begun to significantly loosen the rules.

7.   By loosening the rule for large cities, the commission would in effect grant a blanket waiver without the need to prove the case.

8.   FCC LOOSENS RULES FOR CABLE The Federal Communications Commission has substantially loosened the rules that have limited one company from controlling too much of the cable industry.

9.   Finally Washington noticed, and recently loosened syndication rules, making it possible for ABC to syndicate programs it would take from its partner, Disney.

10.   In fact, Forbes wants to loosen immigration rules.