• It has upheld complaints such as pressure sales, mis-selling, and sales when customers would not be eligible for the insurance anyway.

    BBC: PPI claims in hundreds each day, says ombudsman

  • The new criteria replaces a set of 17 old criteria and focuses on specific issues that affect many nursing home residents, such as pressure ulcers, infections, self-reported pain, falls, and general well-being.

    FORBES: Feds Update Website to Help Families Choose Nursing Home

  • The regulator also highlighted assessments that had missed vital information, such as a diagnosis of diabetes, and care records that were incomplete, meaning problems such as pressure ulcers could be missed by carers.

    BBC: Elderly 'suffer from poor home care'

  • Sometimes that entails introducing "desirable difficulties" such as simulated pressure, hitting in strong winds and from bad lies.

    WSJ: The Wrong Way to Practice Golf | Golf Journal by John Paul Newport

  • The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) said the UK does not currently have the capacity to build parts such as reactor pressure vessels.

    BBC: Sizewell C proposal

  • Professional forecasters often apply some version of a Markov model in order to get a baseline and then incorporate other factors, such as barometric pressure, to improve accuracy.

    FORBES: The Education Of An Algorithm

  • On the one hand she said such a career "has unique stressors" such as "the pressure to live up to a public image, which can lead to risky behaviours".

    BBC: Fame may 'lead to a shorter life'

  • Eric Pickles, the communities secretary, has signalled a broad opposition to development on protected land, as have many Conservative MPs and pressure groups such as the Campaign to Protect Rural England.

    ECONOMIST: The green belt is sacred. It should not be

  • The first departure of a country from the currency union could trigger new financial turmoil across Europe, particularly in larger nations under market pressure such as Spain and Italy.

    WSJ: Obama Urges Europe to Act Decisively

  • Bartlit emphasized in his letter Thursday that cementing failures are a known hazard in the oil industry, with specific tests such as a "negative pressure test" and "cement evaluation logs" designed to identify cementing problems.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Other patents deal with the isolation of enzymes important for industrial processes, the isolation of cellular compounds that guarantee unique properties (such as resistance to extreme pressure and salinity) and the discovery of mechanisms ensuring resistance to extreme temperatures and toxicity, these extreme properties being of interest for both biomedical and industrial applications.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • Such increases are putting the pressure on Apple competitors such as Research in Motion, Motorola, Nokia, and Google to keep up.

    FORBES: Apple Pays More To Profit More

  • Sectors such as biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies might see some selling pressure as investors take profits there, he said, while sectors that have performed well lately include high-end luxury companies and real-estate investment trusts.

    FORBES: FOCUS: With Equities At Record Tops, Market Watchers Cite Caution For 2Q

  • This reduction comes as large institutions such as pension and endowment funds pressure fund managers to lower fees in response to lower fund returns in recent years.

    FORBES: Price Wars Heat Up Investment World

  • Urban areas such as Cardiff face the most pressure.

    BBC: Glanogwen churchyard, Bethesda

  • At altitude, notably, for instance, approaching the Himalayas, it is far trickier to grasp just how factors such as wind direction, air pressure, latent heating and moisture levels interact to deliver monsoon rains.

    ECONOMIST: India��s climate: Monsoon, or later | The

  • 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.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: chevron_ecuador

  • Problems eating solids can lead to malnutrition and secondary problems such as reduced resistance to infection and pressure sore risk.

    BBC: Princess Margaret: The medical care

  • Liabilities such as these, as well as pressure from credit-rating agencies, have led to an overhaul of Vivendi's balance sheet.

    ECONOMIST: Vivendi Universal

  • Now, under pressure from shareholders such as the New York comptroller's office, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are clarifying their stance.

    WSJ: Goldman, Morgan Stanley Clarify Clawback Policies

  • The aim was partly to ease the pressure on islands such as Java and Madura, and partly to create, it was hoped, a greater sense of unity among the diverse peoples of the archipelago.

    ECONOMIST: Indonesia

  • That, along with tougher environmental rules and alternatives such as wind and solar will keep the pressure on coal.

    MSN: Coal producers find themselves in a hard place

  • Instead, Mr Collins advocates old-fashioned management virtues such as determination, discipline, calmness under pressure and strategic decision-making based on careful sifting of the evidence.

    ECONOMIST: Struggling giants

  • An onslaught of competition in recent years has put pressure on earlier movers such as Christine to keep up with changes in consumer tastes.

    FORBES: Taiwan-Run Bakery Chain Christine Sees China Expansion On Track

  • But, Mr Soros said that the ECB plan to ease the pressure on indebted nations such as Spain and Italy could deepen divisions within the eurozone.

    BBC: Soros calls for Germany to 'lead or leave euro'

  • There were also discussions around innovation that would be more relevant to utility markets such as smart metering, leak detection, pressure regulation, water quality monitoring and more.

    FORBES: Water Technologies Part II: Market Opportunities and Challenges for Water Innovation

  • Although average prices have stopped falling, the more expensive firms such as Schwab and Fidelity are under huge pressure to offer their more active online traders a better deal.

    ECONOMIST: The real virtual business

  • Pressure groups with names such as the Centre for Moderate Muslims and the Centre for Islam and Pluralism are springing up to challenge the radicals' narrow interpretation of Islam.

    ECONOMIST: A model of tolerance

  • It also wants measures to reduce the pressure on GPs, such as smaller patient lists and a greater emphasis on delegating clinical and administrative work to other members of the primary health care team.

    BBC: GP Consultation

  • Drawing on the experience of the 300 companies which have already gone down this path, the PESE companies may identify ways to operate more efficiently (and cut costs), easing pressure on local resources such as water supplies.

    FORBES: Big Business And The Amazon: Protecting Nature's Benefits

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