We would work to ease economic sanctions against such a new Iraq as quickly as possible.

But this week President Obama eased sanctions on the island.

But the Security Council cannot and must not ease sanctions under duress from military threats.

Iraqi officials counter that their goal is not easing sanctions, but rather ending the embargo.

Congress is now considering legislation that would slightly ease sanctions, allowing the sale of medicine and food.

A more sensitive resolution, which is expected to be taken up this week, would ease sanctions on Serbia.

Iraq had hoped the Council would agree to ease sanctions in January.

At this point, Congress ought not to ease nuclear sanctions against Pakistan.

It was wrong to ease sanctions in 1995.

Other industrialized democracies have also been gradually easing sanctions on China in recent months.