11.   Employees may face increasing pressure to take on more of their own medical costs in retirement.

12.   The insurance industry is also facing pressure to cut its costs.

13.   So governments faced strong pressure to offset the adverse effects of wage explosions on profitability by facilitating a rapid expansion of credit.

14.   SSDs could face intensified pressure on their budgets as a result of new health and safety regulations, Clywyd director John Jevons has warned.

15.   Social security ministers are to face strong pressure to review community care regulations which will restrict benefits to elderly people in residential care.

16.   Although the industry has faced mounting pressure from high paper prices, it has gotten a boost from a curious corner.

17.   American doctors may soon face peer pressure to limit the number of embryos they transfer during in vitro fertilization.

18.   Analysts attributed the drop to concerns that First Financial was facing competitive pressure from First Data in the merchant credit card processing business.

19.   Analysts said First Michigan was forced to sell because it faced the pressure of expensive investments in technology.

20.   And all the companies are facing pressure from the major automakers to keep a lid on prices.