1.   As a result, federal officials are pressuring the local agencies, and they, in turn, are pointing the finger at Wall Street.

2.   Behind the scenes, U.S. officials are pressuring Pakistan to crack down on the militant groups India has blamed.

3.   A CALL FOR EXTENDING KOREAN LOANS Japanese officials pressured Japanese banks to support the international rescue package for South Korea by extending loans as they come due next week.

4.   Administration officials have pressured Arafat to end the violence, holding him personally accountable for bringing those responsible to justice.

5.   Dole officials dismissed such complaints, saying they and state party officials never pressured people to shun the Forbes campaign.

6.   During the Clinton years, top officials pressured Japanese leaders to fix their banks and do more to stimulate their slumping economy.

7.   In the intense diplomacy that has followed the attacks in New York and Washington, U.S. and European officials had repeatedly pressured the Israelis and Palestinians to talk peace.

8.   Last year she told a legislative committee investigating the General Electric affair that she believed a top Weld official was once pressuring her to drop the matter.

9.   Officials pressured young Ji-li to renounce her father and salvage her once-promising future as a star pupil.

10.   Ski team officials have pressured her to stay, Lindh said, especially her coach, Herwig Demschar.