1.   But even Damascus has begun to lift old restraints, to provide Syrians with a taste of a possible future peace.

2.   Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai said last week that Syria appears to have lifted restraints on Hezbollah in its attacks on Israel.

3.   Others oppose the system because they believe the labels will lift network restraints about broadcasting shows with sex or violence.

4.   The Smith-Kennedy bill, for instance, would lift antitrust restraints so competing broadcasters could cooperatively create a voluntary code of conduct.

5.   Those restraints are lifted when an officer retires.

6.   His comments indicated that while Moscow is willing to discuss the issue, it remains opposed to lifting legal restraints on defenses against long-range attack.

7.   The comments by Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov indicated that Moscow remains opposed to lifting legal restraints on defenses against long-range attack.

8.   They are expected to approve a non-binding set of principles to lift restraints on foreign investment.