1.   Most likely it was the continued upward pressure on the sterling exchange rate over the weekend.

2.   Personal computer makers are likely to face continued pressure to keep prices low.

3.   Continued pressure to improve the terms of the civil payment on account scheme has so far yielded nothing at all.

4.   Continued pressure by the home side gave Shorts numerous corners but they failed to convert.

5.   And several engineers Friday said rain and continued pressure from above could cause the mound of wreckage to further collapse and flatten anything below.

6.   At the news conference, Ashcroft said the United States is putting together a proposal aimed at reducing drug demand through additional treatment and continued pressure on distribution networks.

7.   But because he expects margins to be under continued pressure throughout the year, tech spending will remain desultory.

8.   But corn faced continued pressure from reports of lost business.

9.   But earnings are falling, and will be under continued pressure if oil prices do not recover sharply.

10.   But it urged continued international pressure on the military government over human rights abuses including forced labor and political arrests.