21.   Pushed by globalization and a boom in corporate law involving mergers and acquisitions, law firms in Europe are undergoing some mergers and acquisitions of their own.

22.   Pushed by the public, the government sent troops to keep peace where there was none, untrained for that task and with very little military or political intelligence.

23.   She has watched her shop looted and nearly all of her friends depart, pushed by the Serbs and pulled by panic, to become refugees in another country.

24.   Taylor also pushes himself by feeding off criticism.

25.   Teen-age boys pushed by, whistling, rowdy and ready for action.

26.   The accord expected this week is not likely to be for full liberalization of the Japanese market, as pushed for by the administration of U.S. President Bill Clinton.

27.   The league has pushed back by two weeks the start of free agency, so coaches have more of a breather when the long season ends.

28.   The measure was pushed by out of state money, including billionaire George Soros, a proponent of decriminalizing marijuana use.

29.   The Japanese even showed signs of moving into deeper recession, pushed along by a mounting banking crisis.

30.   The polls indicate strong public support for issues pushed by MacKay, such as more money for public schools, health care reform, abortion rights.