81. Although MLB headquarters denies it, the rumor is that owners have put pressure on commissioner Bud Selig to come off the hard line. 82. American officials believe that Iraqi military deployments near Kuwait were intended to put pressure on the United Nations to lift the oil embargo and other sanctions. 83. Altogether, it put immense pressure on Brown in a pocket that regularly collapsed around him. 84. An upgrade would put competitive pressure on the NYSE, alone among the national markets in opposing a move to sixteenths, to change its position, Bretzer said. 85. Anaheim is not putting pressure on us. 86. Analysts said the move puts pressure on Crestar Financial Corp. of Richmond, the largest remaining independent bank in Virginia, to expand or find a buyer. 87. An earlier decline had put pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates as a means of bolstering the dollar, pressure that may be renewed once again. 88. An eight-man front is designed to take away the run game and put pressure on quarterback. 89. And as layoffs rise, consumer confidence may fall, putting pressure on stocks. 90. An expanding surplus could push the dollar lower against the yen by sparking concerns U.S. authorities will put pressure on Japan to reduce its exports. |