For tenure-track professors, there is some pressure to publish books and articles, but deadlines are few.

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As most East Asian currencies come down in value, there is obviously some pressure of competitive devaluation.

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University courses in Scotland are free to Scottish students, although there is increasing pressure for some form of graduate contribution.

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There may be some political pressure from exporters to devalue, but there is none from heavy selling of the currency.

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"There was some real improvement from players and we are in a position where real pressure is being put on, " Johnson added.

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No, I think at some point -- we think at some point, we certainly hope that the pressure that is mounting up there, out there, will be felt by members of Congress who seem to be content to deal with commemorative coins for Hall of Fame baseball players, which is something I support, but not ahead of creating jobs or growing the economy.

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One can imagine that there will be some political pressure in Washington to accelerate the project, to ensure the US is the one "carrying the ball downfield".

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On the other hand he cautions that there could be some disruption in touch panel supplies, and that component pricing is likely to see upward pressure near term, for NAND flash in particular.

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Is there any effort that's going to be underway to try to build some type of public reaction to pressure Washington to avert these cuts?

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