To be sure, at least some of those to whom President Bush has been paying court in recent days are genuinely desirous of American protection, arms, pressure on Israel and investment opportunities.
Inevitably, there will be pressure to provide protection for the U.S. monitors.
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But the smacking ban will not be extended to parents, despite pressure from child protection groups lsuch as the NSPCC, as well as the United Nations.
And the grumbling about vehicle fuel economy is getting loud enough that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is coming under pressure to change the way the fuel economy numbers are calculated, something it hasn't done since 1984.
Last year's loss of patent protection for asthma treatment Singulair continued to pressure sales.
Should the world-trade talks ever get close to a deal, the government would be unlikely to resist pressure to reduce its dairy protection.
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As protection against the extremes of temperature and pressure which were to come, he had taken just one precaution - he had stuffed bits of crumpled white tissue paper into his ears.
Instead, the ruling party has submitted to pressure from its union allies to increase protection for those who already have a job, at the expense of those who want one.
Kamholz was accused of instructing an employee, prior to a 2009 inspection by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to conceal the fact that an unreported pressure relief emitted coke oven gas directly in the air, a violation of its operating permit.
He said the Council of Ministers put pressure on him to stand down after he breached data protection laws and the Code of Conduct for Ministers.
Both the lid and base of the notebook are designed to withstand more than 220 lbs (100 kgf) of pressure, and the Toughbook SX2 also features LCD mounting protection.
The Department of Energy is releasing supplies from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to limit disruptions of supplies to oil refineries, which "will help take some pressure off of gas prices, " and the Environmental Protection Agency has waived rules requiring low-pollution blends in some areas in order to increase availability of gas and diesel, he said.
"I think in the 1970s, environmental protection was driven by people who believed in strong advocacy and focused political pressure, " said Paul Portney, economist and president of Resources for the Future, a nonpartisan institute studying the environment.
Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson have accused Israel of consistently using excessive force, and if the findings of Mitchell's commission are consistent with those they may increase pressure on Washington to support calls for an international monitoring or protection force to be deployed in Palestinian territories.
They are certified to MIL-STD 810G for extremes in temperature, vibration, shock and four-foot drops and have an IP65 rating for ingress protection, which means they are fully protected against dust and can withstand low pressure jets of water from all directions.
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Children are ideal because of their flexible hands and gentle pressure on the chisel and the hammer, says Rana Sengupta with the Mine Labor Protection Campaign (Trust) in Rajasthan.
The increase is placing huge pressure on the host countries, he told the BBC, which have "accepted everybody asking for protection".
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In particular, Pfizer is dealing with pressure to come up with more successful new drugs as its big name cholesterol drug Lipitor loses its patent protection in 2011.
Pfizer ( PFE - news - people ) is dealing with pressure to come up with more successful new drugs as its big name cholesterol drug Lipitor loses its patent protection in 2011.
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