61.   Their decision eases the way for what promises to be difficult peace talks among the warring parties.

62.   Their shared background, said Brennan, eases the way for spirited debate.

63.   Then, as he got older, he apparently sought to ease his way out of the terrorist business.

64.   They also wanted to ease the way for some Central American, Liberian and Eastern European immigrants to apply for residency.

65.   This treatment is available only in major hospitals, and telemedicine eases the way for patients.

66.   To ease the way, they asked two Chechen acquaintances to accompany them.

67.   To ease the way, the Vatican last week blasted the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba as a human-rights violation.

68.   To ease the way for imports, Russia is considering abolishing import duties on meat, butter, grain and other food.

69.   To ease the way, they tinkered with several second-tier issues that Clinton had complained about.

70.   Until now, Prime Minister Viktor S. Chernomyrdin had reaped the credit for easing the way to peace negotiations.