Luxury -- defined by Miriam-Webster as both "a condition of great comfort, ease, and wealth" and "something that is not usually or always available".
In a sign of easing conditions, usage of the Fed's special liquidity facilities has fallen markedly and the central bank is gradually winding down its asset purchases.
Amid a period of easing credit conditions, the pace of house price growth began to rise again through 2006, reaching double-digit rates by 2007.
Proper identification of a condition eases the suffering of those who felt "it was just them;" it might have provided counseling or support to those who were suffering; and it might have saved some--and their families---from self-medication with alcohol or drug use or unreasonable bouts of anger or depression.
The condition shows no sign of easing -- the reverse in fact, thanks to the Tate Modern, a huge new engine of national self-congratulation spurring many ancillary goings-on.
He called the policy, which buys Treasurys with the goal of easing credit conditions and lifting growth toward better levels, "a move in the right direction".... "There are good reasons to suspect that the ultimate effects of any amount of [quantitative easing] are likely to be relatively modest," he said.
"We expect the authorities to continue with current policies of easing financing conditions and completing ongoing projects, especially those in the railway, water transfer and power sectors.
He said one crucial test of whether the new approach could address the bigger challenge of easing borrowing conditions for governments would come in February, when Italy has 46 billion euros worth of debt coming due.
MMJ, or medical marijuana, has been used in the treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions, including easing anxiety, treating glaucoma, and easing the severity and number of seizures in those with epilepsy.
The federal government agreed earlier to waive some conditions of a $465 million loan, easing pressure on the company over the next couple of quarters.
