21.   Since the quake, wooden reinforcing has helped to ease the stresses, a bit like a Band-Aid applied to a serious wound.

22.   Some drugs may ease stress, depression, and sleep difficulties.

23.   Some doctors say that smile-reporting would ease stress in journalists and make them live longer, to the enduring blessing of the Republic.

24.   The NFL has taken some steps to try to ease the stress.

25.   These days, shoppers virtually can browse an entire mall on the Internet, and more consumers than ever are cybershopping to save time and ease stress.

26.   This tradition is both welcome and a way of easing the stress.

27.   To help ease the stress of their days, the Red Cross does everything possible to make sure the workers are as comfortable as possible at night.

28.   Cooped up inside the colonnaded mansion through the South American summer, many hostages have taken to doing morning calisthenics to stay in shape and ease stress.

29.   The broadcasts were part of a government program announced last week to create a means of communication to the hostages and ease the stress of their captivity.

30.   The Park Service says a ban would significantly reduce pollution and noise and may ease the stress on wildlife.