Since April, fears that the euro zone is on the brink of a cataclysmic meltdown have eased somewhat.

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Our concerns have been eased somewhat by CNN's plan of action for teams in the field when events of this nature occur.

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Also, the tensions in the Middle East seem to have eased somewhat.

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While Fed surveys suggest that lending standards at banks have eased somewhat recently, leading to increased bank lending, the Malpass view seems to be the prevalent view.

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Traffic eased somewhat, and the ban proved popular, if controversial.

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Bond prices eased somewhat as equity prices spent the first hour of trading holding on to significant gains and before the Federal Reserve makes its regularly scheduled policy statement.

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Kathie Bailey-Mathae of the National Academy of Sciences says that the hassles have eased in the past year, but only somewhat.

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