21.   In Vermont, corrections officials loosened restrictions on smoking after some inmates became so desperate that they began smoking powdered Tang, the instant juice drink.

22.   It has privatized many state industries and loosened restrictions on direct foreign investment to boost long-term investment.

23.   It allows individual religious congregations to directly provide social services with taxpayer money and loosens restrictions against evangelization by government-funded churches.

24.   It is not clear how much demand exists for such items in China, even if import restrictions were actually loosened.

25.   Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. stand to lose the most if Japan loosens restrictions on international flights because their costs are much higher than U.S. competitors.

26.   Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. stand to lose the most if Japan loosens restrictions on international flights because their costs are higher than U.S. competitors.

27.   It would also loosen some restrictions on law enforcement access to the records.

28.   Last year in his homily during the annual Mass, Cardinal Law called for loosening restrictions on immigration from Haiti and Cuba.

29.   Loosening restrictions on who can manage pension funds is part of a wider effort by Japan to weed stifling rules and regulations from its financial industry.

30.   --Loosening emissions restrictions for power plants statewide.