Plastic creeps away from the pressure, sliding down the threads so that even a tightened screw loosens almost instantly.

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With the dollar steadily sliding, China has resisted pressure to drop the peg.

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Yet there is constant pressure by lawyers, lobbyists and legislators to repeal the sliding scale--even attempts to slip language into totally unrelated bills in Albany.

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