• Lady Bakewell says she intends to use her new role at Birkbeck - which specialises in evening and part-time courses and is part of the University of London - to exert pressure on government to support part-time higher education.

    BBC: Joan Bakewell urges action on part-time students

  • At a time when cost-cutting pressure has pitted management against labor in newsrooms everywhere, Graham is regarded by his employees as a benevolent figure, a throwback to an earlier era of corporate paternalism.

    FORBES: Nice Guy Finishing Last

  • MRSA, for instance, is blamed partly on waiting-time targets which put pressure on hospitals to squeeze in as many patients as possible rather than take care to ensure that hospital-acquired infections do not spread.

    ECONOMIST: Health in Britain

  • "There needs to be a radical rethink in society to revalue childhood and protect it as a precious time - not time to put pressure on children to grow up far too fast, " said Ms Freegard.

    BBC: Modern childhood 'ends at age of 12'

  • At the same time, pressure on the last-mile links appears to be abating, says Alan Mauldin of TeleGeography.

    ECONOMIST: Internet overload

  • And ever since then, that's been sort of the mental template - and actually operational template too - for members of the press, for prosecutors and for members of the opposition party to whoever is in office at the time, to find ways to have the real-time reality show drama of high-stakes hearings where you have witnesses under pressure, senators and representatives grandstanding in various ways.

    NPR: Week In News: A Rough Week For The White House

  • Connacht were still without Murphy after half-time but soaked up some early pressure before Carr ran 60 metres for his second try, and Keatley's conversion locked the score at 20-20 on 45 minutes.

    BBC: Magners League: Scarlets 35-33 Connacht

  • And there are at least five relatively large pressure groups with full-time staff.

    ECONOMIST: The euro

  • The restriction was put in place as a way of managing night-time economies and policing, and easing pressure on taxi ranks.

    BBC: Hearings expected on 'Cinderella curfew'

  • Jackson notched up Saracens first points with the boot and, just before half-time, Bracken took advantage of prolonged pressure to nip over under the posts.

    BBC: SPORT | Rugby Union | English | Northampton 20-21 Saracens

  • The global economic slowdown has led to a torrid time for the advertising industry, with under-pressure companies slashing marketing budgets in an attempt to cut costs.

    BBC: Profits fall at ad giant

  • Collyns said there was a substantial risk that foreign investors' appetite for U.S. assets -- particularly government assets -- would diminish over time, adding to pressure on the dollar.

    CNN: IMF: U.S. needs to balance budget

  • And the recovery plan has helped close state budget shortfalls -- which put enormous pressure on public universities and community colleges -- at the same time making historic investments in school libraries and classrooms and facilities all across America.

    WHITEHOUSE: THE WHITE HOUSE

  • Despite their eight-point deficit, the Rhinos created a sustained spell of pressure on the brink of half time, but Jordan Tansey spurned a gilt-edged chance to bring Leeds to within two points of regular season champions.

    BBC: St Helens 38-10 Leeds

  • He fears that the one-time senior officers will become just another Washington pressure group.

    NPR: Criticism of Rumsfeld Sparks Debate in Military

  • "It was an insane time, in an insane area -- an intense pressure cooker, " Rothenberg said of the era.

    CNN: Life after Jack the Ripper

  • On the other hand, not every example of unauthorized trading or mis-marked tickets can be ascribed to time pressure and fatigue.

    FORBES: Morgan Stanley Broker Cited For Discretion And Unsolicited Trades

  • Leaving such an open-ended time frame relieved the NFLPA of any pressure to get this process approved in a timely manner.

    FORBES: Move up http://i.forbesimg.com t Move down

  • All participants were then asked to complete, under time pressure, a series of challenging problem-solving tasks, for which they needed to use creativity to generate the correct solutions.

    CNN: Boost your capacity to cope

  • He acknowledged the depth of this year's draft class made it advantageous for any NFL team to acquire as many picks as possible, but he said he felt no extra pressure, as a first-time GM, to make the right call on Revis or any other possible move.

    WSJ: Jets Swap Revis for Picks

  • The downside price pressure in the precious metals Thursday was also very likely some profit-taking pressure from recent solid gains that earlier Thursday drove August gold to a fresh all-time record high.

    FORBES: Comex Gold Hits Another Record High amid European, U.S. Debt Concerns

  • And Leeds' pressure told again just before half-time when the Rhinos switched play from one side of the field to the other before veteran centre Keith Senior got winger Hall over at the corner.

    BBC: Leeds 18-10 St Helens

  • The setback seemed to shake Van der Vaart, who stepped up for a third time with the pressure building and aimed for the top-left corner again, only to see his effort fly well wide.

    BBC: Tottenham 2-1 Bolton

  • After losing big time in the 2007-2009 bear market, they were under pressure from their investors to take less risk.

    FORBES: The Recovery Was An Illusion But That's A Good Thing

  • That spell of pressure was rewarded just before the half-time whistle when Vincent Kompany found Vieira 20 yards from goal.

    BBC: Man City 2-0 Timisoara (agg 3-0)

  • Labour councillor David McKie said he felt ministers had a duty to help with the transition costs - particularly at a time when the local authority was under pressure to make budget cuts.

    BBC: Dumfries and Galloway Council considers care cost curbs

  • And while the experts find it easy to diagnose problems, they admit solutions are harder to find - particularly at a time when the financial industry is under pressure to roll out new banking apps and other online services.

    BBC: Why banks are likely to face more software glitches in 2013

  • Derby manager Nigel Clough was also upbeat after his side's late fightback that saw them put United under pressure after looking dead and buried at half-time.

    BBC: Man Utd trio suffer injury blow

  • Mossie Lawlor was first to cross the Welshmen's try line just before half-time, finishing off in the corner after some heavy Munster pressure in front of the posts.

    BBC: Swansea fly-half Arwel Thomas

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