1.   The PPP, however, continued to resist government pressure to open its ranks to non-Moslems.

2.   British supermarkets, under government pressure to reduce the volume of waste packaging, are backing a door-to-door recycling scheme pioneered in Worthing, West Sussex.

3.   Although the banks are concerned about this government pressure, they are pushing forward with their branch-closing plans.

4.   Analysts expect a wave of mergers and failures as weaker banks topple under their bad debt and stronger banks resist government pressure to support them.

5.   And politics, far from being subordinate, may have played a decisive role as European governments pressure China to award a portion of the offering to European banks.

6.   And journalists believe Turner and his consortium partners are now their only hope for survival as a news organization insulated from government pressure.

7.   As the election campaign approaches, charges of government pressure and censorship have multiplied.

8.   At the same time, a growing awareness of erosion problems has led to government pressure to plow less intensively or, in some areas, not at all.

9.   A sale to the group would allow Media-Most to pay its debt to Gazprom and free it from government pressure, the media company said.

10.   A robust economy and years of government pressure have helped move minority groups closer to the mainstream.