1.   In his memoirs he admitted that he had secretly aspired to it for decades, but had not pressed the issue for tactical reasons.

2.   And Democrats, while earmarking at least some money, did not initially press the issue.

3.   And the more reporters pressed the issue, the more defensive they became.

4.   And top Clinton supporters vowed to continue to press issues that were blocked this year by the Republican majority.

5.   Annan has in the past often referred to stiff Israeli opposition as a reason not to press the issue.

6.   Anti-abortion advocates will continue to press the issue until it reaches the Supreme Court.

7.   Applications for clemency are typically generated when a prisoner presses the issue.

8.   At first, he tried to press the issue as a member of an advisory committee reviewing new dialysis clinic rules.

9.   At its session Thursday, the congress moved on to consider pressing economic issues, again behind closed doors.

10.   At the presentation of the report Tuesday afternoon in the Oval Office, however, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said she would continue to press the issue.