11.   At the same time Colaninno was lobbying the government, Olivetti executives were conferring with advisers about how to structure a deal to take over their bigger rival.

12.   A provision conservative Republicans are trying to attach to a spending bill would limit the ability of non profits to lobby the government, even with private funds.

13.   A provision that conservative Republicans are trying to attach to a spending bill would limit the ability of non-profit organizations to lobby the government, even with private funds.

14.   But in late August it was reported that Kamen had hired a Massachusetts statehouse aide, Matthew Dailida, to lobby state governments.

15.   But it tacked on extraneous material, including a measure prohibiting organizations that receive federal grants from lobbying the government or otherwise engaging in political advocacy.

16.   But reality set in almost immediately, as News Corp. began lobbying the government for permission to transmit local broadcast channels back into their markets via satellite.

17.   But Lauda is lobbying the government to raise the limit and to allow gambling in U.S. airspace.

18.   But the donation came with a request that the university lobby the government to delay regulations that risked harming the generic industry.

19.   Daniel points out that it took other immigrant groups in Israel less time to organize politically and lobby the government on behalf of their communities.