It is one instance in which mass public pressure has clearly influenced the politicians, with almost a million people on the Online campaign site Avaaz demanding an end to discards.

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Should ZIP extend its post-IPO descent, a mass exodus of bulls could pressure the equity even lower into uncharted territory.

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The pressure has included mass kidnappings, attacks on electricity pylons and, earlier this month, blocking the highway between Bogota and Medellin for days.

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Everywhere in the developed world, the decline of mass-production industries has put pressure on the roles and incomes of working-class and middle-class men.

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What this means is that the conventional development model on consoles, which is still anchored by investment sucking AAA titles like Mass Effect 3 and Modern Warfare, is seeing more and more pressure from nearly every direction.

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Two legislative measures under consideration in Congress could put additional pressure on foreign companies operating in countries involved with terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

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