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Example sentences for: easing

How can you use “easing” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

7. "The Employment Cost Index for the most recent quarter came in at just 0.8 percent, below expectations, easing investor concerns about possible inflation.
Rather than easing the transition from welfare to work, states hoard block grants and dodge their obligations to the poor.
And the Post reports that economic growth and price increases in the manufacturing sector were less than predicted in July, "easing Wall Street fears of an overheating economy."
Benefits of creating a steering committee of nursing home stakeholders include: easing communication among all partners, facilitating updates, discussing issues facing nursing homes, and brainstorming possible solutions.
In fact, it gets even more confusing: Al Kamen of the WP points out that none of the Republicans pushing for easing inheritance taxes and capital gains cuts is a millionaire (if you don't count their homes), while the Democrats who had opposed these ideas include "Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin (worth as much as $90 million), White House Chief of Staff Erskine B. Bowles (who could be worth as much as $60 million), and Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin D. Raines (who might top out at a paltry $35 million)."