1.   Also, as the yen rises import prices fall, pressuring domestic companies to lower prices, and profit margins, at home as well.

2.   And Koppell may pressure the company into divesting itself of some stores in the New York metropolitan area.

3.   A falling dollar hurts exporters such as electronics and auto makers by eroding the yen value of dollar-based profits and pressuring companies to raise prices overseas.

4.   But big shareholders have been pressuring the companies to pay up rather than risk one day being wiped out by a hostile judge or jury.

5.   But outraged employees who have seen the value of their pensions shrivel have spurred lawmakers to investigate and have pressured some companies, including IBM, to reverse themselves.

6.   Deflation is pressuring some companies more than others, but virtually no one is immune.

7.   Dell denied Microsoft has pressured his company into preloading its programs.

8.   Icahn and LeBow formed their partnership in October, agreeing to buy RJR shares and pressure the company to spin off Nabisco.

9.   In recent years pension funds have increasingly sought to pressure underperforming companies, most recently at Kmart.

10.   Jones planned the trip to pressure the company into settling the racial discrimination lawsuit quickly.