…are like blood pressure in that the record price of oil ($147.27 on 11 July 2008) represents a systolic price – the maximum price of oil that the market is…

…not because of competitiveness issues but because our regulators have actually not been up to the task.” Senator Carl Levin, Democrat of Michigan, said the proposals would “weaken the pressure…

…range of analysts’ earnings estimates for the fiscal first quarter ended Feb. 29. Results for the quarter are due next week. “We don’t see any pressure on our liquidity, let…

…adopted previously under an atmosphere of high tension and great pressure from the White House. The only pressure now is that President Bush threatens to veto any further temporary extension…

Where’s the pressure to change the US’s creaking health care system? I simply do not understand how this country’s leading politicians continue to avoid political pressure on this issue. Take…

…unions intended. Short working hours created extremely high productivity pressure – in other words, the company hat to squeeze much bang out of the wage buck. This pressure proved to…

…… in the real world of course, Bush did refuse to meet with the commission, only to back down in the face of public pressure. Then he refused to meet…

…pressure being put on governments to reform the system of entitlements and to increase the flexibility in their labor markets. The source of this pressure is to be found in…

…(at least those that don’t use inputs made in China) are clamoring for someone to pressure on the Chinese to let their currency appreciate. Some in Congress have been taking…

…conceivable that after they have produced a low-pressure economy, the believers in demand-pull might be disappointed in the short run; i.e., prices might continue to rise although unemployment was considerable. …