1.   The attacks confirmed fears of a dramatic increase in loyalist violence and raised the threat of a sectarian shooting war should the IRA bow to pressure to strike back.

2.   Bowing to pressure from critics who have accused it of exploiting child labor, Nike pledged to improve working conditions abroad.

3.   Also, bowing to pressure from Republican regulars, he also hedged on some domestic positions that had attracted millions of Americans to his campaign.

4.   In any case, if the PUC bows to pressure for lower industrial rate increases, it will be residential customers who make up the difference.

5.   Still, any sign of the government bowing to pressure to boost the economy could spell the end of the bond rally, traders said.

6.   The budget was criticized as bowing to pressure from unions not to raise the value-added tax and not going far enough to stimulate economic growth.

7.   While many U.S. companies have bowed to pressure for greater accountability, the paper industry has been slow to respond, analysts said.

8.   Bowing to pressure from human rights groups, the federal cabinet on Tuesday decided to scrap a controversial law that allows police to arrest anyone without a charge.

9.   Bowing to pressure from within his ruling Pakistan Muslim League Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned the two-thirds majority needed to pass constitutional amendments.

10.   Bowing to pressure from the European Union, Poland decided Tuesday to lower tariffs on citrus fruit imported from western Europe next year.