1.   Valer Xheka, chairman of the UITUA central strike committee, appeared to be responding to grassroots pressure from certain groups of workers who were continuing on strike.

2.   And finally, grassroots political pressure on Congress is increasing.

3.   She vowed to drum up grassroots pressure for an earlier vote.

4.   Grassroots pressure is continuing as well.

5.   Most governments in Africa remain relatively impervious to grassroots pressure, and rural people, particularly fishermen, are the most seriously affected by the voracious plants.