1. Analysts said they also expect the government to pressure the oil companies not to raise prices immediately to limit the political fallout from the peso depreciation. 2. At the urging of the drug companies, the U.S. government has pressured many nations to honor patents on medications. 3. Electronics manufacturers expressed concern that the Chinese government would pressure foreign manufacturers to buy supplies from state-owned Chinese companies. 4. He said the government should not pressure them to enroll in health maintenance organizations, as some Republicans have suggested. 5. It is conceivable, some say, that the government pressured automakers to accept higher prices rather than go elsewhere for their supplies. 6. It shows that even in a case with many political implications, the government did not pressure the judge. 7. Most economists had forecast sentiment to worsen because the survey had been taken while the U.S. government was pressuring Japan to curb exports. 8. Some US media reports have said the Egyptian government pressured the National Transportation Safety Board against turning the case over to the FBI. 9. Specifically, the government is pressuring doctors to prescribe fewer and cheaper drugs. 10. The government is pressuring lenders to serve communities once ignored -- low-income and moderate- income families, as well as areas with a large percentage of minorities. |