1.   American pressure had led to the reining-in of the Taliban in Islamabad and Karachi, said a senior government law enforcement official who would not be named.

2.   A debate will probably rage for months or years over just which pressures led Milosevic to cave.

3.   But if a lab is producing large quantities of the virus, selective pressures could accidentally lead to a human pathogen.

4.   Competition Commission Karel Van Miert warned last week that such pressures could lead to the unraveling of the single market and resurgent nationalism.

5.   Cook admitted Tuesday that he was feeling pressure to lead the team as a freshman.

6.   Darnell says the pressure will lead at least four of the five men to take the plunge.

7.   Evidence of rising economic growth that could spark inflationary pressures have led investors to expect the Fed may raise interest rates later this year.

8.   Farther north, high pressure will lead to ample sunshine and mild conditions from the northern Rockies to the northern Plains.

9.   In the past, such political pressure has led to some voluntary restraints.

10.   Mitchell also predicted the high pressure could lead to incidents of dishonesty.