And as clients increase their business in Asia, it is only logical that agencies would also push into the region as well.

Partly as a result, since 1997 the agency has pushed back, by 13 years, the date at which it projects its reserves will be exhausted.

But credit-reporting agencies are pushing Congress to override the state laws.

The agency had hoped to begin using the system in July but has pushed the date back to September 2000.

Ed Martin, executive director of the state racing board, said the agency has pushed both sides to merge their phone wagering systems.

In the last six years, the agency has pushed just 991 sexual harassment cases to the threshold of a lawsuit.

Are there other pushing agencies available, and if so will they push in the same direction?

Different agencies from the national and local governments pushed efforts to decontaminate the mercury, though they were unsuccessful.

After Iraq was found to have a hidden nuclear program in 1991, the agency pushed to expand its investigative authority.

To help avoid such situations, the agency is pushing legislation that would require companies to pay much higher premiums for underfunded plans.