They stood four-square behind their chief, and they would not accept pressure on him to resign.

他们力挺自己的首长，并且不会向逼他辞职的压力屈服。

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BP PLC Chief Executive Tony Hayward has come under mounting pressure over the spill, caused after a drilling rig BP was leasing, the Deepwater Horizon, caught fire and sank last month.

自上个月英国石油公司“深海地平线”钻油台爆炸起火沉没后，公司行政总裁托尼·海沃德因此次泄露所承担的压力越来越大。

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Jim Buckmaster, chief executive of Craigslist, said the move was not made under any legal pressure.

吉姆·巴克马斯特，Craigslist的首席执行官说，网站所作的删除是在没有任何法律压力下进行的。

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Asked whether the United States has tried to exert pressure on Pakistan's government to reinstate former chief justice Chaudhry,Wood said.

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But the heavy losses will increase pressure on chief executive John Mack, who described the performance as "deeply disappointing" and said he would not accept a bonus for 2007.

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"Our physical trade-book business continues to be under some pressure, " Chief Executive William Lynch said in a conference call, adding that the New York company would continue to dedicate a large part of its financial resources to a digital future.

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While private-equity firms have long contemplated a deal for Yahoo, talks have heated up in recent weeks as several senior Yahoo employees have left the company, intensifying pressure on Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz to prove she can turn the company around, the people familiar with the matter said.

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