Budgetary pressures are prompting the Pentagon to seek more private investment in its programs.

It is widely believed here that pressure by the United Nations prompted the release of the two men.

While the board's choice is now between two competing curriculums, pressure from civil liberties groups has prompted changes in even the more conservative alternative.

Already pressure from various groups has prompted the sponsors of the Senate bill to amend it.

The financial pressure prompted intense debate in the search committee about whether the new secretary should be a scholar or an administrator.

Such pressures would prompt the Federal Reserve to rein in the economy.

The political pressures and tensions created by the mass movement prompted the government to try to co-opt some economic reforms.

Those pressures contributed to a plunge in the company's profits and prompted a restructuring last year.

Koch initially objected to the proposal but public pressure prompted him to reverse his position.

Political pressures have prompted the Republicans to soften the impact of their proposals on beneficiaries.