But governors who might opt out of Medicaid are likely to face pressure from hospitals.
Listed retailers, by contrast, often face pressure to raise prices in order to meet short-term financial goals.
As a result, the regulators hoped, sovereign-bond prices would come back somewhat and banks wouldn't face pressure to sell.
UPS' international air freight business continued to face pressure from customers opting for slower but cheaper delivery options, particularly in Asia.
The prime minister may also face pressure to take action to push US President George Bush to take climate change seriously.
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Workers in positions where few skills are required also face pressure from the nearly 15m Americans still stuck without a job.
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Our correspondent says the new president will also face pressure to help reunite the island, divided between Greek and Turkish communities since 1974.
Low-multiple companies cook the books, too, but young, hot companies face pressure to justify their lofty multiples and often have less-well-developed internal controls.
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But if they refuse to co-operate, they will face pressure over some of their less-than-competitive practices, identified in the Cruickshank report earlier this year.
As IT budgets continue to face pressure in 2012, enterprises will focus more on leveraging external service providers and cloud computing to save capital expenditure.
By then, the Chinese currency may even face pressure to depreciate.
The shutdowns and frequent general strikes have strained garment manufacturers at a time when they face pressure to spend and do more to make their factories safer.
As well as being coaxed into reducing leverage, the banks may face pressure to ditch some of their illiquid assets, such as mortgage-linked securities and private-equity stakes.
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Early product testing is becoming increasingly important to both young and established tech companies, which face pressure to release apps and new features frequently to keep users' interest.
Whichever comes second would normally face pressure to step aside.
Hedge funds will also face pressure to accept further oversight.
Mr Bloomberg is said to be convinced that private-equity is overpaying, and that when they later face pressure to deliver returns, they will slash jobs to boost short-term profits.
But manufacturers also face pressure in the opposite direction.
But regardless of the legal outcome, Dunn and other board members could face pressure to resign if the ongoing controversy persists and becomes a too much of a distraction to the company.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the National People's Congress the top annual meetings of China's legislature the developers said that the market continues to face pressure from declining sales and tightened credit.
The moves come as the world's largest retailers face pressure to increase their oversight of factory conditions in Bangladesh following a building collapse on April 24 that killed more than 1, 110 workers there.
The new president will face pressure to restart talks with the Turkish community in the north of the island, which has been divided since Turkey invaded in 1974, following a Greek-inspired coup, our correspondent says.
The premium Marlboro brand has been under pressure from competitors and lower-priced cigarette brands as consumers face economic pressure and high unemployment.
Additionally, as the economy recovers and mainstream financial services companies face increased pressure to boost profits, World Acceptance and other payday lenders may face new competition from traditional banks.
Difficult economic times mean that Tunisia's Islamist-led government face popular pressure to recover the remaining money.
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Yet banks face some pressure to sell their troubled property loans sooner rather than later.
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But in future it will face more pressure to locate where the best-value workers are.
Chanos thinks the disk drive makers will face added pressure from excess supply of digital storage space.
But they face growing pressure to cut costs, and 40-50% of their revenues still flow to employees.
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