The lake rose, intensifying pressure against the dam.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26

As an example,he says Soviet war veterans exert political pressure against negative portrayals of events they participated in and that the Kremlin has its own interest in creating the historical truth commission.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Pakistan is an ally in the U.S.-led war against terrorism and has been under pressure from Washington to intensify efforts to root out extremists blamed for launching attacks on coalition forces across the border in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

On the Iran nuclear issue, Lavrov said while Moscow opposes harsh additional U.N.sanctions against Tehran, it does support,and is applying, "robust" political pressure to get Iran to return to negotiations with the major powers on its enrichment program.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07