After fierce lobbying, an amendment was added that would limit banks' entry into some insurance areas.

(Although it was later repealed by Congress in the face of fierce lobbying.)

Despite fierce lobbying, however, the German government exempted investors who already own more than 30 percent of a company.

The decision followed fierce lobbying by the German government.

One reason is fierce lobbying from the utilities, which have complained that the law unfairly punishes them for even routine maintenance.

A decade ago, the accounting industry proposed a sensible rule to make companies report options as expenses, but it was beaten back by fierce corporate lobbying.

Any new deal between the two firms is also likely to spark regulatory scrutiny and fierce lobbying from Google.

After fierce lobbying, the city agreed to leave all three open, but cut their financing.

The fierce lobbying by some governments and captains of industry against the energy and climate package has sent out the wrong signal.

The most controversial subject in the committee was the issue of generic medicines, on which there was fierce lobbying from the industry.