The administration is lobbying hard to persuade Congress to give up its annual review of China's trade status.

Mr. Koch not only supported the 1987 law - his administration lobbied for it.

Now that China's promise has proved meaningless, the Administration should lobby hard for the resolution.

Though other Administrations have lobbied foreign governments on behalf of big exporters, the focus was usually on arms sales.

Unfortunately, on the same day the administration was lobbying for a continued reliance on the same security companies that have proved so inadequate.

Bill Cunningham, the director of communications and one of the mayor's key campaign strategists, said that the administration had not yet lobbied for any particular candidate.

And when Dr. Crew discovered that the administration had been quietly lobbying school board members for the voucher plan, he immediately threatened to resign.

The administration has been lobbying intensely for a production increase by OPEC, which is to meet on Monday.

The Administration lobbied against, and blocked, Congressional efforts to impose sanctions on Iraq in 1988 because of the use of poison gas.

The administration had lobbied hard to defeat the proposed moratorium, with Ms. Norton making the rounds on Capitol Hill.