At the same time, they are under pressure from the stability and growth pact to take action to reduce those deficits.

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Officials in Tehran have attempted to put a brave face on their current fiscal condition, but are simultaneously working overtime to mitigate the effects that international pressure is having on the solvency and stability of their regime.

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Most of the time the FPC and MPC will be leaning in the same direction: credit booms that threaten financial stability will also tend to add to the pressure on inflation.

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But he called on the country's leaders to "bring more pressure to bear on North Korea and Burma, because the stability and prosperity of your country depends on the stability and prosperity of your neighbours".

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The crisis has put considerable pressure on Karzai and raised more doubts about his ability to usher in some stability.

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We must keep the pressure on al Qaeda, and to do that, we must increase the stability and capacity of our partners in the region.

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In its 2011 Annual Global Risks Report, the WEF warned the world's economy could not withstand any further shocks to the system and identified 37 main threats to its future stability, from crippling government debt and cyber security, to unsustainable pressure on resources and food security.

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If energy prices remain near current levels, greater stability in the costs of producing non-energy goods and services will reduce pressure on core inflation over time.

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In the next months, it is likely that the hostage situation will be used by Chavez and other Latin American heads of state like Ortega in Nicaragua to bring pressure on Uribe to make a deal that favors the FARC but is detrimental for the political stability of Colombia.

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Until that time, according to Middle East analysts, Morsy and his new party will face continued pressure on the streets from those who sparked the Arab Spring and from outside investors who yearn for stability.

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Pressure from Russia has only reinforced Georgia's desire to join NATO, and it has reminded the West that stability in the southern Caucasus depends on democratic governance and maintaining a country's right to choose its own alliances.

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