51.   Their pressure on the ball kept the Clippers from running fast breaks.

52.   Then the Fed would feel increasing pressure to keep inflation from returning by raising its short-term interest rate target, which would upset both the stock and bond markets.

53.   These pressures will keep pushing prices up.

54.   But it said price pressures had kept its profit margins in check.

55.   Corn also increased, boosted by wheat, although harvest pressure kept the gain minimal.

56.   Corn inched higher on similarly positive export sales figures, although harvest pressures kept the gains fractional.

57.   High pressure kept skies mostly clear over the Northeast and along the West Coast, from California to the Pacific Northwest.

58.   High pressure kept the Plains fair but cool from the Dakotas south into Kansas and Oklahoma.

59.   Japan has more national holidays than the United States or Germany, but the shaky economy and social pressures are keeping the work force glued to the office.

60.   Meanwhile, hoping to keep the pressure on, Western powers announced further preparations for a peacekeeping force.