Sudan, who have come with a second-string team, were kept under pressure but managed to break on a counter-attack to restore their lead 10 minutes later through Amarria.
Instead, with other profitable segments of the company growing, Wall Street insiders speculated he might agitate for a break-up, or at least pressure the board to consider such a move.
Blackpool were not without their opportunities - thanks to their willingness to commit and leave men forward even when under severe pressure - and they looked very capable of scoring on the break.
Still, despite mounting pressure from a group of ex-executives to oust Purcell and break up the company, the board again stood behind him.
Liverpool's slowly increasing pressure paid off just after the break, when Johnson mis-hit a shot over to Gerrard on the left, and he turned Bowyer inside out to curl a fine shot inside the far post.
As depositors and bondholders across the euro zone factor in the increased risk that their assets could also fall victim to a break-up, other countries would come under pressure.
Indian veteran Paes, 35, saved two break-points as his own serve came under pressure early in the second set, but three games later Murray conceded the vital game to serve.
Saints soaked up some intense Castres pressure before Ben Foden finished off a superb Ansbro break to make it 20-7.
McClaren's men passed the ball well enough but, apart from a promising five-minute spell before the break and a couple of periods of pressure in the second half, they barely looked like scoring.
The spinners kept up the pressure by choking boundaries, but half-brothers Darren and Dwayne Bravo tried to break the shackles by hitting a six each off consecutive Herath overs as the 150 came up in the 31st over.
And it is a pressure that, in part, led Achieng to take five weeks out recently - a break from the pool and a chance to reassess.
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Despite Leicester's dominance, they kicked only four penalties, and the Welsh team finally got on the scoreboard just before the break when a sustained period of pressure ended with Williams's drop-goal.
Battling Caley Thistle had made their intentions clear - to surrender the final third, soak up the pressure and hit Hibs on the break.
Along with the venomous groundstrokes, Nadal's ability to retrieve lost causes kept Djokovic under constant pressure and a seventh break of his serve enabled the defending champion to establish a 2-0 lead in the third set.
Family break-up (mentioned by 76%), teacher and school pressure to do well (mentioned by 55%), body image and pressure to look good (mentioned by 55%) and lack of parental support (mentioned by 54%) were cited as the major factors contributing to pupil stress.
Early Ospreys pressure after the break came to nothing after a spilled pass in the backs allowed Scarlets scrum-half Gavin Cattle to hack the ball downfield.
Next month, Mr Osborne may come under pressure from the Parliamentary Commission for Banking Standards he created to break up RBS into such a so-called "good bank" and "bad bank".
Dietmar Hamann had a sweetly struck half-volley saved immediately after the break but City sat back as they soaked up the pressure and tried to catch United out on the counter-attack.
He may have saved one break point on his serve but the pressure seemed to mount as he dished up a double-fault to lose the game.
Berdych was soon serving for the match and the pressure appeared to have got the better of him as Federer saved a match point and brought up a break-back point.
But an alternative to the high-stakes pressure may be to consider taking a gap year, time off before college designed to be a break from academics, for personal growth, travel, or to participate in community service or internships.
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