"Such increased usage has been compounded by an increase in the HGV weight limit to 44 tonnes and a move to super-single high-pressure tyres, which all adds to the damage caused to the bridge's road surfaces, " Mr Colford said.
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Single-issue pressure groups have always been a feature of politics, but apartisan voters are now shaking up American elections.
In 2006, the lower-key Knapman retired, to be replaced by Nigel Farage, a confident media performer, who pledged to make UKIP a "truly representative party", ending its image as a single-issue pressure group.
While recognizing that corporations seek to maximize their profits and are big and powerful, it is important not to fall into the typical biases that single-issue pressure groups such as some environmentalists bring to the table.
At the same time, rising home prices and constrained inventories in the single-family market will put upward pressure on rental prices, hurting consumers.
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And of course it didn't help that oil set a new high with its largest single-day gain, putting further pressure on consumers who are already sweating record gas prices.
In this case, with only pressure-sensitive input and a single button, the Mighty can accomplish some very sophisticated tasks.
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Additional pressure mounted after Starbucks debuted a new single-serve brewer.
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He remarked that it is astounding what they are capable of doing, and the pressure that they are under, and the fact that any mistake -- any single mistake can cost you everything on a stage like the Olympic Games is just a testament to their skill and their strength of character.
French President Francois Hollande said the meeting of the 17 eurozone heads of state, held after the leaders of the EU countries outside the single currency area had left, was the result of pressure from Spain and Italy quickly to find short-term measures to stabilize the markets.
Kim bowed to pressure - including a poll-boycott threat - from opposition leader Lee Hoi Chang to keep the single-member constituencies, even though that will help the opposition in Assembly elections next April.
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