11.   Analysts say this combination of healthy news could ease pressure on the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates.

12.   And as high prices spark greater production, they also cool demand, easing the pressure further.

13.   An increase in the inflation rate will force the central bank to maintain high interest rates in order to slow economic growth and ease pressure on consumer prices.

14.   And any signs of easing price pressures are likely to be pointed to by policy-makers who want to hold the line.

15.   And the sour economy is not helping to ease the pressure.

16.   And Yardeni, among others, predicts that slower growth in coming months may well ease the pressure on wages.

17.   Apparently, being called up eased the pressure.

18.   As one way of easing pressure on the peso, analysts say the newly elected president might increase the controlled devaluation rate.

19.   At first glance, it seems that this replacement could help ease the pressure on overexploited species, allowing them to recover as other animals are harvested.

20.   Beyond the lower rates, Hong Kong has been buoyed by the stronger Japanese yen, which has eased pressure on the Hong Kong dollar.