At the end there is also a certain loosening of focus.

But at any rate, their loosening of the rules did get results.

Then it was behind them, and he felt a loosening in his chest.

The loosening of controls goes far beyond what has been in effect for China.

Change there has taken the form of a modest economic loosening in recent months.

The loosening of the rock that blocked the way out.

This has been reflected in the loosening of control over mass media.

The association is likely to support a loosening of restrictions on foreign workers, he added.

After this, there was a celebration and loosening of restrictions.

"If anything, we've seen a loosening of lending standards thus far this year," he said.

Advocates for the refugees had expected a loosening of the rules.

"We don't feel this is a loosening of standards, but a common sense approach."

The complaint brought him immediate attention, and a loosening of the rope.

There was a slight tightening in the back of her mind - and then a loosening.

"There might be a loosening of traditional arranged marriages," she said.

The bank has also been hurt by the loosening of the country's rigid financial regulations.

The knowledge was a great loosening in his chest.

People know that a loosening of the peg would cost a great deal."

It would be the most significant loosening of contribution limits since the city's campaign finance program was set up in 1988.

Trying to keep a clear head he tested the restraint at his left hand further, feeling careful for a loosening.

"Along with a certain loosening of the tongue, shall we say?

But the loosening of sanctions should have stopped there.

That could mean a further loosening of the old special relationship between London and Washington in the coming months.

For what seemed like hours but could only have been minutes nothing happened, and then gradually very gradually-she felt a loosening.

And there is a certain loosening of speech that one didn't feel ten or twenty years ago.

The past is beginning to loosen its hold on her.

The sound of her voice seemed to loosen everything in him.

Everyone at the table seemed to loosen up a little.

He seemed to loosen up a little and finally sat down.

Just loosen up and let us keep a little more of our money.

We can loosen that up a little bit, but go ahead.

She knew it would take a while for him to loosen up.

The sound of her own voice began to loosen the fear.

Loosen up and stop reading so much into this, he thought.

His old friends see the pressure building and tell him to loosen up.

But time was that he should loosen up a bit.

But he had power, for there was nothing to break or loosen.

I'll get James to help you loosen them right now.

Maybe it would loosen the girl up, lead to something she could use.

When he loosened his hold, she looked up at him.

Then I'll loosen it again and give you another chance.

She loosened her hold on me and looked up into my face.

I wanted to find a way to loosen them up and have a lot of fun.

It is only a matter of time before things begin to loosen for him, he said.

"So it takes them a couple of months to loosen up enough to be able to hit."

As I kept going, it loosened up and felt better.

In a sense that level of space has now loosened up.

The exercise had been just what he'd needed to loosen his back.

He loosened his hold and she shot off the bed.

After five minutes or so of loosening up, she felt better.