The US, in particular, has been trying to apply pressure to Opec to modify any output cuts.
When I took office, the efforts to apply pressure on Iran were in tatters.
Bank shares in Japan are particularly tightly held, making it hard for outsiders to apply pressure.
Westerners can, however, ask probing questions and apply pressure when differing views threaten us.
He's been traveling, trying to apply pressure from the outside in, talking to the business community.
We updated our strategy to continue to apply pressure, both through sanctions and our other diplomatic work.
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The US has urged China and Russia to apply pressure on Pyongyang to change its Yongbyon plans.
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Meanwhile, U.S. efforts to use the International Monetary Fund to apply pressure on Beijing have split the institution's members.
Many of the rest will be "old" Labour, under pressure to apply pressure.
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But is it right to make so many businesses in the digital marketplace suffer in order to apply pressure to Google?
"There's always a doubt in a batter's mind that you can turn it both ways, so you can apply pressure, " Batty revealed.
As a general rule, styluses that are compatible with the latest gear will have a soft tip that gives slightly when you apply pressure.
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"I knew I had to apply pressure right from the start against Majoli, because if she can play her own game, she's tough, " Clijsters said.
It can apply pressure to politicians, especially those in opposition parties, to face up to the problems of unemployment, rather than to pretend they hardly exist.
And I think our strategy exemplifies how you build an international coalition to apply pressure on a country like Iran that is outside of its international obligations.
We have to recognize how the system works, and then apply pressure to those places where votes can be gotten and, ultimately, we can get this thing solved.
Consumers and business purchasing agents can now easily compare prices of products and services proffered by merchants and suppliers and apply pressure for more efficiency and lower costs.
For example, the blogger Alexei Navalny is currently fighting a tax investigation, which is often seen as a deliberate means the authorities use to apply pressure on political opponents.
The Czech Republic had opted to play with one defensive midfield player against Russia in the hope that they would be able to apply pressure to a slow Russia defence.
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We are going to relentlessly apply pressure on al Qaeda and its leadership, strengthening the ability of both Afghanistan and Pakistan to do the same.
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And so we have to continue to apply pressure not just on Iran but we have to make sure that we are communicating very clearly that this is very important to the United States.
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The army's tactic appears to be to apply pressure until Mr Zardari snaps, or at least to weaken his government so that it can merely limp on until a more agreeable administration can somehow be installed.
The Nets completely wilted under the Heat's pressure, letting guard Mario Chalmers grab an offensive rebound while seated on the court, and throwing one inbounds pass away when there was no Miami player anywhere near to apply pressure.
This week 54 Democratic members of Congress wrote Obama a letter asking him to apply pressure on Israel to remove its restrictions on the import of goods - including dual use goods like construction materials - to Hamas-controlled Gaza.
In recent months, Beijing has displayed willingness to work with Washington to apply pressure, from signing on to UN sanctions to issuing a statement with Secretary of State John Kerry last month urging North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs.
England lost Graeme Swann in the final over but Stuart Broad was unbeaten on 26 at the other end and England must hope he will be able to muster enough runs to help the bowlers apply pressure on the Australians.
Separate and apart from the Annan plan, we've been working through the "Friends of Syria" process so that the United States, together with like-minded countries, can apply pressure on the Syrian regime, precisely because we are so concerned about the situation there.
So, again, I think that, as we have been able to do over the last nearly three years, we'll be working constructively with the Russians on this going forward even as we're also working with other like-minded partners to develop new ways to apply pressure on the Iranians.
If other countries can use the American system to apply pressure on Members of Congress and the executive branch - and even further their agendas by helping elect or defeat candidates and incumbents - then is the United States not compelled to do the same around the world to promote its own interests?
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