The new requirements are being phased in slowly, under pressure from those countries, such as Germany, which escaped the worst of the crisis.

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Under international pressure, Mr Uribe has reluctantly proposed a bill that includes these requirements.

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In the wake of the Three Mile Island accident, the NRC was strengthened to withstand much of the political and industry pressure that existed prior to 1979, and has mandated reforms and requirements that have cost the industry plenty, more than any other energy sector.

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Adding to the pressure was a WSJ report that the Fed may push for higher capital requirements from banks than required by law.

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Margin requirements in the spotlight this week again after the CME Group, owner of futures exchange NYMEX, announced a 25% hike in collateral requirements for crude oil futures, putting initial, and short-lived, pressure on WTI and Brent prices.

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This rule (which went into effect near the 2007 market top and was suspended near the 2009 bottom) vastly magnified subprime mortgage weakness, effectively forcing banks into near self-perpetuating rounds of asset writedowns, putting pressure on bank balance sheets until they had to sell more liquid assets to meet capital requirements.

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As time passes--and as the company has to deal with the requirements of building up its network to meet high-speed 3G standards--the pressure could be too much to bear.

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