1.   Mr Benquis faces strong political pressure to successfully wrap up both the investigation and any subsequent legal proceedings.

2.   Once such norms have been developed, there are strong pressures on people to conform to them.

3.   That creates strong pressure to emulate the best and so will lead to improved quality and efficiency.

4.   There is strong lobbying pressure for the governments that control portions of the polar ice caps not to build settlements there.

5.   There was strong pressure for a statement from the President.

6.   There were strong pressures from still further national minorities for a greater degree of control over their own affairs.

7.   The SPD pointed out that one-third of asylum-seekers came from Turkey and that strong pressure should be brought on the Turkish government to prevent this.

8.   The Israeli government came under strong international pressure to allow the deportees back into Israel.

9.   The four-party Swedish coalition is likely to be split on the issue, with Environment Minister and Centre Party leader Olof Johansson under strong pressure to drop the project.

10.   Mr Portillo came under strong pressure from Gordon Brown, the shadow chancellor, who branded the Budget a betrayal of the people of Britain.