1.   But congressional action is needed, and until this week the powerful accounting industry lobby had been able to block Senate action.

2.   But oil industry lobbies hard, and the White House seems likely to sign it anyway, with reservations.

3.   His statement contradicted the long-held position of the Air Transport Association, the airline industry lobby, whose current chairman is none other than Carty himself.

4.   In the report, the U.S. industry lobby pointed out seven other specific areas that need deregulation, Jiji said.

5.   Industry lobbies also showed a mixed reaction to the budget.

6.   It seems the congressman will be honored at a fund-raiser thrown by Barksdale, venture capitalist John Doerr and other leaders of TechNet, the computer industry lobby.

7.   More, the industry lobbies are preaching to the choir.

8.   Media and computer industry lobbies in Washington and Brussels put Jordan near the top of their lists of intellectual property violators.

9.   The shipping industry lobby asked the U.S. to retract the decision and urged the Japanese government to resolve the dispute before the sanctions deadline.

10.   This year, the health insurance industry lobby is up against a changed political climate with Democrats and Republicans in Washington scrambling to address the issues underpinning economic anxiety.