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

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

13.   Luke Harvey put Katabatic under strong pressure, but never looked likely to make up the leeway and was five lengths down at the finish.

14.   Almost immediately after the House voted for the proposal, the president ditched it under strong pressure from Senate Democrats.

15.   American and Israeli officials in Washington acknowledged privately that they had put strong pressure on Sharon to do so.

16.   An exceptionally strong pressure difference between a potent high over New England and low pressure over the Caribbean has caused a prolonged period of very windy weather.

17.   And there is strong pressure on the government here not to allow the prices of fuel and electricity to rise as scheduled next month.

18.   Another volley of heavy rain and high winds lashed southern Alaska on Tuesday as a strong low pressure merged with the remnants of Typhoon Oscar.

19.   As a result, the bureau has come under strong pressure to shed its in-bred culture.

20.   As the second daughter in a family of only two children, Takada was already feeling strong pressure from her parents to preserve their family name.