Companies have been lobbying hard, not only to bring the two rates together, but also to make the new, single rate a higher one.

Companies have lobbied hard in Washington to keep things the way they are for different reasons.

But trade schools, which lost this battle two years ago, are still lobbying hard against it.

Airline officials and some union leaders have been lobbying hard this year for a financial break.

"I lobbied long and hard with several organizations to give me a shot."

A1 American companies are lobbying hard for the trade pact.

This year, the company and its critics have both lobbied hard.

"We've lobbied long and hard in Congress for legislation to that effect."

As the public face of the exchange, Harris lobbied hard against the bill.

In addition to the White House, the business community is lobbying hard for a second trade bill.

They have lobbied particularly hard to reverse the health-care ban.

But opponents of expansion are lobbying equally hard for an organic garden in the hope of blocking new construction.

This group held around three public meetings at Chanel as well as lobbying hard and pursuing all options.

"We've been lobbying very hard to get the waste dump near Baker for two years."

Romero de Terreros lobbied very hard to be elevated to the nobility.

If you believe the headline is completely wrong, you should lobby hard to have it changed.

Jaber and his government lobbied hard and supported military action against Iraq before and during the Gulf War.

As it was, she said, her adoption agency had to lobby hard to gain approval, and was successful only because Grace is 5, not an infant.

Interested airlines include American, the world's biggest, which said it planned to lobby hard to be allowed to pick up China flights.

But I see no shortage of people around the country who lobby very hard to become a judge.