61.   A rise in U.S. rates would increase pressure for higher Japanese interest rates, which could crimp growth and corporate profits.

62.   A rise in U.S. rates would increase pressure for higher Japanese interest rates, which could crimp economic growth and corporate profits.

63.   A time limit increases the pressure as you decide whether you are staring at an outer wall or inside a cube.

64.   A U.S. interest-rate cut will also increase the pressure on reluctant European central banks to follow suit.

65.   A weaker dollar can hurt exporters by reducing the yen value of profits earned abroad and increasing pressure on Japanese makers to raise prices in overseas markets.

66.   A weaker dollar eats into earnings at exporters by eroding the yen value of overseas profit and increasing pressure to raise prices of goods sold abroad.

67.   A weaker dollar increases pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates in order to defend Canadian dollar-denominated assets and keep inflation from accelerating.

68.   A weaker dollar means prices of imported goods, from televisions to toys, will rise, increasing inflationary pressures.

69.   Abandoning the goal would increase the pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to contain the inflationary effect of widening deficits.

70.   Acknowledging that Cuba would probably exclude some, officials said the administration decided that letting some in would inevitably increase pressure on Castro to open the door to more.