1.   In most countries the fishing industry has a powerful political lobby, with jobs and profits taking priority.

2.   There were powerful lobbies working against the film and perhaps not surprisingly it was given no further publicity in terms of awards or nominations.

3.   Those in the business therefore should create strong interest groups to form a powerful lobby.

4.   Two other key Senate committees subsequently aligned themselves with the intelligence committee, thereby creating a powerful lobby to push for a change in policy.

5.   And powerful lobbies have blocked deregulation of the energy industry.

6.   And there is a powerful lobby, built up in the last five years, that vigorously opposes economic reform, despite the threat of political upheaval.

7.   Anti-smoking activists fear intervention by Congress, where the tobacco industry is a powerful lobby.

8.   And, with help from news media, they form a powerful lobby for keeping the system intact.

9.   Any proposal for free campaign air time is likely to be strongly opposed by the National Association of Broadcasters, a powerful lobby.

10.   Back home, though, her outspokenness has earned her the opposition of powerful lobbies, including that of the banks, who fear for their business.