1.   As a creditor to Media-Most, Gazprom has been the main vehicle that the Kremlin has used to pressure the media company.

2.   CCA is for Chromated Copper Arsenate, a type of inorganic salt used to pressure treat wood for safe, long-lasting results.

3.   The authors of the paper, however, cautioned that the findings should not be used to pressure women into having their breasts removed.

4.   For Handgun Control, there finally is a bill that gun-control advocates can use to pressure lawmakers, spokeswoman Naomi Paiss said.

5.   That can be interpreted as a direct reference to the Helms-Burton law which the United States is using to pressure Cuba into implementing economic reforms.

6.   The European Union on Friday denied claims that a dispute with Israel over orange-juice imports was being used to pressure Israel into making concessions to the Palestinians.

7.   The United Nations lodged a complaint with Pakistan over reports of harassment and intimidation being used to pressure Afghan to leave.

8.   The declaration also expressed the fear that future environmental and trade measures may be used to pressure developing nations into adopting policies detrimental to their economic growth.