City and state officials had been lobbying heavily for this federal money.

Interest groups on both sides of the debate have been lobbying heavily for more than a week.

In recent weeks the agency has been lobbied heavily on the matter.

A20 Health care may be the most heavily lobbied legislation ever.

They also have been lobbying heavily in Washington and increasing their charitable contributions.

In anticipation of the votes, advocates for environmental groups had also been lobbying heavily.

In fact, she and other Northeast governors are prepared to lobby heavily to have them adopted.

Although the state has lobbied heavily for the project, it's exactly the government's involvement that's unwelcome here.

Business groups, which have lobbied heavily in favor of the revised rules, said they were outraged.

But senators and House members are being heavily lobbied by others over the copyright extension.