The Russian authorities have attempted to squirrel away some of their petrodollars, and avert upward pressure on the rouble, by setting up a stabilisation fund to capture extra revenues.
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The former City minister, Lord Myners, has denied he or his Treasury colleagues put any pressure on the Bank of England over the setting of the Libor rate.
The group, launched on Wednesday, is planning a series of events to increase pressure on Southern and other rail firms, and is setting up a website where passengers can share travel experiences.
The last thing you want when you're planning to visit the loo, and one in a novel setting with different skill levels, is the pressure of knowing people are waiting on the other side of the door, wanting to know how it went.
There was one other thing that Mr Tucker was adamant about, which was that he received no request from any civil servant or minister in the last Labour government to put pressure on Barclays to manipulate its submissions to the Libor rate-setting committee.
In addition, Paul feared setting a precedent that would encourage factions in the church to pressure future popes to resign for reasons other than health.
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"Paul feared setting a precedent that would encourage factions in the church to pressure future popes to resign for reasons other than health, " Father Reese said.
In this intimate setting Angela Merkel might find herself under some very polite post-prandial pressure.
Many girls would consider setting up their own business, but others were daunted by the "pressure and responsibility" it would involve.
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Last week a Washington pressure group, the Project on Government Oversight, released a Pentagon report from last year setting out operational difficulties with the Predator.
Setting up a Scottish parliament is squarely in this tradition of judicious adjustment to popular pressure.
MarketMind would never argue that target setting and goal attainment is a bad thing but we live in a world where the pressure is almost entirely on the bottom line and the business decision is shaped by short-termism, i.e.
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