The Boston-based company accused Google of using its market power to pressure smartphone makers into dropping Skyhook's location-sensing technology in favor of Google's own, competing service.
And that is why, four years ago, I made a commitment to the American people, and said that we would use all elements of American power to pressure Iran and prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Although that proposal failed, Mulvaney argued the strong support for it was evidence that conservatives would have more power internally to pressure leaders.
When the claim checks outstanding grow sufficiently numerous and when the issuing party can unilaterally determine their purchasing power, the pressure on the issuer to dilute their value by inflating the currency becomes almost irresistible.
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The market conditions currently prevailing in the U.S. have put nuclear power under tremendous economic pressure.
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Thousands of people are expected in Camborne later to celebrate its famous son Richard Trevithick, who invented high-pressure steam power.
When all else fails, Williams and Co. fall back on that tried and true technique of Flower Power -- peer pressure.
He says family pressure and power now seriously obstruct crime fighting.
Chavez has used this oil wealth to finance massive spending and subsidy programs over his last 14 years in power, but budgetary pressure will continue to increase.
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Camborne's Trevithick Day is an annual celebration of the heritage and mining heritage of the area, with the focus on its famous son Richard Trevithick, the pioneer of high pressure steam power.
The device is a hinged flap connected to the sea-bed which uses wave power to deliver high-pressure water to an onshore turbine.
Prior to the NLRA, unions gained power by applying enough economic pressure through collective action to bring employers to the bargaining table.
In recent years, biopharma executives have been falling over each other to convince investors that they really and truly understand the rising importance of payor pressure and payor power.
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Labour peer Lord Lea accused the government of appointing extra peers since coming to power last May to add pressure on the second chamber and make the case for reform.
Brown said the water would be delayed for no more than two hours, just enough time to take the pressure off the power supply during "rush" hour, but that move would not affect residents.
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The move came in response to a Greenpeace initiative called the Unfriend Coal Campaign, in which the environmental group enlisted 700, 000 online activists to pressure Facebook to power its data centers with clean energy instead of coal.
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Raw hydrazine fueled the shuttle's auxiliary power units, which generated hydraulic pressure for various functions in the shuttle.
But such increases in spending power will also add to inflationary pressure.
An ideal one would keep the same rate regardless of variation in power supply, temperature, air pressure, magnetic fields, or any other disturbing influences.
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However, since Brazil switched on more gas-fired thermal plants in October, to cope with growing demand and ease the pressure on the hydroelectric power system, costs have increased significantly.
The true measure of Microsoft's market power lies in the lack of competitive pressure to fix the flaws in its products.
"On the demand side, austerity measures and the recessionary environment in Europe will keep the purchasing power of European consumers down, putting pressure on diesel vehicle sales and platinum demand levels, " she said.
Pressure groups also check excessive central power and give governments expert advice.
Besides the aim to liberalize the power sector, Manila is also under financial pressure to dispose of the NPC - and reduce the burden of covering its deficit.
Competitive pricing pressure has increased with the buying power of large retailers (21% of Hershey's sales last year were to Wal-Mart, according to Advertising Age, a trade journal).
The difference between turbocharging and supercharging is simple: a turbocharger boosts engine air pressure by using exhaust gas to power a turbine that pushes more air into the combustion chamber.
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But Mr Trimble will face a crunch meeting of his party's ruling council in January which could put pressure on him to quit the power-sharing Stormont executive if there is no movement on disarmament.
Boredom and peer pressure and the love of personal power and wealth, and all the other mundane and often ugly personal drives that have a force that can exceed the most profound political or religious beliefs -- and for that reason have often built or broken empires.
The government will be under considerable pressure to ensure that such a drastic power failure is not repeated, the BBC's Gary Duffy reports from Sao Paulo.
The protest was organised by Thanet Independent councillor, John Warrow, who said the aim was to put pressure on local MPs to lobby the power companies.
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