1.   And rather than take the offensive, some seemed to be hanging their hopes on the possibility that Senate Democrats will alienate voters by overreaching in pressing their agenda.

2.   But abortion opponents who gathered here this week expressed such eagerness to press their agenda that more than once their leaders cautioned them not to overreach.

3.   But an initially cordial exchange turns ugly when Hamsun presses his nationalistic agenda, and Hitler loses patience and stomps out of the room.

4.   But Dodd, a senator from Connecticut, lamented that Republicans are far more skilled at pressing their agenda and communicating with voters.

5.   But now, as the Zapatistas press their agenda for indigenous rights and left-leaning economic policies, they must negotiate with an imperfect democracy.

6.   Democrats are also frustrated because they have no longer have the platform of the White House from which to press their agenda.

7.   Dobson has been in the news for threatening that Christian conservatives will abandon the Republican Party if it does press their agenda.

8.   The group has sought out Republicans to press its agenda within the state Republican Party.

9.   They also are frustrated that they have no longer have the platform of the White House to press their agenda.

10.   The president used an appearance at the White House this morning to try to press his agenda.