31.   State Department officials say Colombian government pressure on the cartel has eased in recent months.

32.   The arrest warrant comes as the French government pressures Dassault to merge his company with state-owned Aerospatiale, something he has long resisted.

33.   The banks lent the money to Hanbo partly because of kickbacks from Hanbo and partly because of government pressure.

34.   The easing of government pressure has allowed cartel powers to reassert their authority and release shipments of cocaine to the United States.

35.   The company agreed to the plan under government pressure, and only on the condition all three companies are owned by the same umbrella company.

36.   The government pressure has already had a chilling effect.

37.   The loans come from domestic banks whose lending decisions are based more on government pressure and personal relationships than on dispassionate business calculations.

38.   The two counterpoints only underscored the breadth of the gulf separating the Kremlin and Gusinsky, a frequent critic whose businesses have come under growing government pressure this year.

39.   The victims included Abraham Polo Uscanga, a fierce advocate for an independent judiciary who resisted government pressure to sign arrest warrants for union leaders.

40.   Under government pressure, the league reorganized itself, stadiums were refurbished and a drive began to attract more women and families.