1.   Such a cramped view of foreign policy leaves military pressure as the only plausible means of persuasion.

2.   Moreover, historians who are teaching computer methods are under the same pressures as their counterparts in humanities computing departments to justify their activities.

3.   If they do, the computer flowers will have evolved under exactly the same selection pressure as caused real flowers to evolve in the wild.

4.   They moved slowly, effortlessly, stroking her breasts with feather-light touches at first and then deepening the pressure as her flesh burned hotly under his touch.

5.   Seven points in three games have put Boro in a strong position, especially with rivals feeling the pressure as the battle for Premier League status hots up.

6.   A Conservative member, Quentin Davies, the MP for Stamford and Spalding, described suggestions of political pressure as pure fantasy and eyewash.

7.   Outside, there was arm-twisting and heavy pressure as the Tory whips rounded on potential rebels.

8.   And technology stocks, a major component of the Nasdaq, saw their performance under pressure as investors became increasingly skittish about earnings prospects.