So too, perhaps, will a possible easing of Chinese secrecy.
Those facts were noted repeatedly in House debate today by Democrats who were trying to portray Mr. Bush as condoning a possible easing of health standards to a level more typical of some developing countries.
IN March, Justin Mott photographed the temples and pagodas in and around Bagan, Myanmar, just as deeply flawed elections in that country led to a new president and the possible easing of travel restrictions.
Halting the 20 percent enrichment — which is several steps away from weapons-grade — is a key goal of Western envoys, for which they may offer Iran a possible easing of US-led sanctions.
But the announcement by Chinese authorities on Thursday that President Hu Jintao will be visiting Washington in two weeks is being seen as the beginning of a possible easing of the friction over the renminbi.
The government said Friday that the recent Ethiopian attack inside Eritrea was "provocative" but that Eritrea "will not be entrapped by such deceitful ploys," signaling a possible easing of tensions.
Investors said they would be paying attention to three events in the coming days: the Group of 20 meeting in London to discuss the world's response to the global financial crisis, a possible easing of mark-to-market accounting standards, and the March unemployment numbers.
Faced with a stream of conciliatory rhetoric from Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, and a diplomatic overture to Tehran by Washington, Israeli officials are voicing scepticism and concern about a possible easing of western pressure on Iran to halt its nuclear programme.
Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK, said: European markets have enjoyed a fairly positive day today as mining and financials sector have helped buoy sentiment, while expectations about a possible easing of monetary policy by the ECB later this week have also helped.
