"We are pretty much back to what the situation was before the trial, where she is still under house arrest although the conditions of her detention,house arrest, have been eased somewhat,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

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

ECONOMIST: Banyan

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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