• Soon after, Bronfman started using his political leverage--he's a contributor to both U.S. political parties--to exert pressure on the Swiss.

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  • Councils are making these points as strongly as they can in order to exert pressure on the government in two ways.

    BBC: Tough times in local government

  • Third, the international community must exert pressure on both the Syrian regime and the opposition to ensure the safety of Syria's treasures.

    WSJ: Saving Syria | by Christian C. Sahner

  • Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, could, if he chooses, exert pressure on the Guardians, whom he himself appoints, to overrule parliament's decision.

    ECONOMIST: Iran

  • The Syrians, who use the guerrillas to exert pressure on Israel, have no intention of giving up a valuable bargaining point in future peace talks.

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  • There are also fears the party leadership will exert pressure on the local Tory boards to select their favoured candidate - something denied by Mr Cameron.

    BBC: Feature

  • Washington and Moscow -- along with their regional allies -- will need to exert pressure on the Syrian opposition and regime respectively to come to the negotiating table.

    CNN: Give peace talks in Syria a chance

  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, speaking for President Bush, found it necessary to exert pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for at least a partial suspension of Israeli air strikes.

    NPR: Will Power Shift Due to Israel-Hezbollah Fight?

  • Berke thinks the dispute will be settled sooner rather than later, especially since politicians love to get involved and exert pressure on such issues, all in the name of serving the public.

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  • "We discussed the wicket with the teams who played before us (South Africa and West Indies) and thought that if we made a reasonable total we could exert pressure on Pakistan, " said Vettori.

    BBC: Gul heroics inspire Pakistan win

  • WASHINGTON The White House unveiled a new strategy to exert pressure on China and other countries that engage in corporate espionage against the U.S. as part of a new Obama administration push to counter cyberattacks and commercial spying.

    WSJ: U.S. Unveils New Strategy to Combat Hacking

  • Lady Bakewell says she intends to use her new role at Birkbeck - which specialises in evening and part-time courses and is part of the University of London - to exert pressure on government to support part-time higher education.

    BBC: Joan Bakewell urges action on part-time students

  • Analysts cautioned that the move by North Korea appeared to be another tactic to exert pressure on South Korea to make concessions as Pyongyang blasts ongoing military drills in the South with the U.S. and issues threats of conflict.

    WSJ: North Korea Suspends Operations at Kaesong Industrial Complex

  • "If President Obama wants to visit the region peacefully, he should exert pressure on Israel to release the prisoners -- especially the ones who are on hunger strike -- or else he will visit while Palestine is on fire, " Minister of Prisoner Affairs Issa Qaraqe said.

    CNN: Palestinians blame Israel for prisoner's death

  • "If President Obama wants to visit the region peacefully, he should exert pressure on Israel to release the prisoners -- especially the ones who are on hunger strike -- or else he will visit while Palestine is on fire, " Palestinian Minister of Prisoner Affairs Issa Qaraqe said.

    CNN: Palestinians protest inmate's death, warn Obama

  • Nor do the gross numbers tell us anything about the most troubling aspects of China's strategy, which is designed to exert pressure on China's neighbors and blunt the ability of the United States to project power into the Pacific and keep the peace from which China itself has benefited.

    WSJ: Mitt Romney: How I'll Respond to China's Rising Power

  • But with all attention on Iraq, it seems unlikely that outsiders will exert serious pressure on the regime.

    ECONOMIST: Zimbabwe

  • The six teams in the GSA can exert considerable pressure on concessionaires like Sodexho and Aramark, that will yield immediate results.

    FORBES: The Green League: CSR Hits Pro Sports

  • Netanyahu and his government will have to exert unrelenting pressure on the U.S. and individual European governments to end their recognition of Hamas.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Holding the line on Hamas

  • North Korea would probably not be a nuclear power today if China had been prepared to exert more pressure on it in the past.

    ECONOMIST: The People's Republic at 60

  • During that period, the U.S. and the EU will exert massive pressure on Israel to capitulate to whatever Palestinian preconditions for renewing negotiations are on hand.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Israel at the UN: A suckers game

  • Once the public sees how its money is being wasted and its rights abused, she argues, it should be easier to exert political pressure on the culprits.

    ECONOMIST: A survey of Russia

  • With that said, I think that the Democrats will begin to articulate a coherent policy when - to be honest - when citizens exert more pressure on them.

    NPR: Black Caucus Mulls Iraq Troop Withdrawal

  • The German has been steadily eating away at Fernando Alonso's lead and the aura that the seven-times F1 champ has got helps him exert huge pressure on the Renault driver.

    BBC: Rossi is still the fastest, most talented rider out there

  • Such a development is likely to exert upward pressure on gas prices if for no other reason than the fact that the currently landlocked and illiquid markets may soon become global.

    FORBES: If America is the New Saudi Arabia, What Does That Mean for Our Energy Future?

  • Startups and gazelles exert competitive pressure on large companies.

    FORBES: Why We Need Startups

  • For instance, he only began favoring sanctions against Iran to discourage its nuclear-weapons program when it became clear that other nations would join with the U.S. to exert economic pressure on Teheran.

    FORBES: Why Republicans Should Welcome Chuck Hagel To The Pentagon's Top Job

  • The hosts flew out of the traps and with Scott Parker and Mark Noble working beautifully together in tandem in the centre of their midfield they began to exert serious pressure on Foster's goal.

    BBC: West Ham 2-1 Birmingham

  • Health and Human Services officials say competition among insurers, as well as provisions to limit their financial risk from attracting high-cost consumers, will exert downward pressure on premiums, and point to the tax subsidies that will limit many consumers' costs.

    WSJ: Health Insurers Warn on Premiums

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