1.   More galling for Teran are allegations that he has succumbed to pressure from the hugely powerful banana companies to help them make sure the suits are tried in Ecuador.

2.   Not surprisingly, each year for the last three the government has succumbed to pressure for handouts by late summer, when the farms typically run out of cash.

3.   Often consumers simply succumb to pressure from insurance-company salespeople, who emphasize the more enticing features while soft-pedaling the drawbacks.

4.   Succumbing to pressure to make the flight was just one link in the chain that led to the accident.

5.   Hun Sen won, but succumbed to pressure last year to hold new elections.

6.   Tel Aviv Mayor Ronni Milo, a liberal member of ruling Likud Party, said he would not succumb to pressure to close the businesses on the Sabbath.