21.   Australia has come under strong international pressure to implement a more humane policy for would-be immigrants.

22.   A five-year lumber accord between the two countries reached last year was the result of strong pressure from Canadian producers tired of paying countervailing duties.

23.   A mix of strong presidential pressure, quiet diplomacy and carefully targeted trade sanctions imposed jointly with other countries offers the best hope of influencing Chinese conduct.

24.   A large area from the east slopes of the Rockies to the Mississippi Valley will have plentiful sunshine as strong high pressure remains over the region.

25.   A sinking air current near the center of strong high pressure in Texas will continue to suppress clouds and showers.

26.   A second sign of the change will be a weakening of the strong high pressure system which has held steady over the interior Northwest.

27.   A strong pressure difference between the intensifying Northeast low and a cold high-pressure center over central Canada will promote very gusty winds near the Great Lakes on Saturday.

28.   A strong pressure difference between high pressure over New Mexico and low pressure in western Canada will promote locally gusty winds from eastern Montana to eastern Colorado.

29.   A strong pressure difference between a high over New England and a complex storm off the coast will promote strong winds along much of the Eastern seaboard.

30.   After strong pressure from Washington, Dos Santos, with his elective authority, reined in the army.