Visa rules will be loosened to encourage more Asian visitors, especially tourists from China.
If it loses power in the state, its grip on the centre will be loosened, though not removed.
Early in 2001, they will be loosened, giving the economy a crucial lift, predicted Mary C. Farrell, senior investment strategist at PaineWebber.
The greatest challenge for Rousseff, he said, will be loosening the government's hold on the economy so that Brazil can keep moving forward.
There's a good chance that when Angela Merkel and Hollande finally meet, a new growth strategy will emerge and the handcuff of iron rules will be loosened.
Restrictions on circulating information on securities issuance will be loosened, as will the freedom of investment-bank analysts to provide reports on (and implicitly tout on behalf of) clients.
When it is cold and windy, it will lie low; but on fine days, the cables holding it down will be loosened, and its bulbous form will rise like a balloon, higher than the gallery itself.
It is even possible that regulations limiting foreign stakes to 49% will be loosened, especially as the EU is seeking to take over the powers of member countries in international aviation negotiations.
For the first time since 1999, the city's parks department has proposed changes to its permit system, raising hopes that the grip many leagues have on coveted ball fields will be loosened.
In addition, planning regulations will be loosened to speed approval of onshore and offshore wind farms.
