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Lobbied by congressmen, their procurement officials have made it difficult or impossible for foreign components to be part of a bid.

Ms. Krawcheck lobbied to help investors recover at least some losses, arguing that they were among Smith Barney's best clients.

The medical professor even lobbied for the compound to be considered a vitamin due to its major health potential.

Companies including Wal-Mart and Tesco lobbied hard to be allowed into a market dominated by 9m "mom and pop" corner stores.

Several people lobbied for "green, " which "designates environmental concern, " but the term has been around for years, he said.

She lobbied hard for a woman on the Supreme Court, though pillow-talk had no effect in that case.

The East Germans, whose government had lobbied the Soviet Union to punish the restive Poles, did not.

The banks lobbied against such a step, fearing it would expose big holes in their balance sheets.

South Africa has openly lobbied for one of its own, former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel.

They have lobbied too, to be allowed to cheat their customers, by changing the rules on provenance.

Eventually, in August 1997, after relatives had lobbied for years for the truth to be told, a Joint House Inquiry began.

The Malaysian Employers Federation had lobbied strongly for English to be retained as the medium of instruction.

It was the organisation's first summit in 11 years, and the Kazakhs had lobbied intensively to make it happen.

As part of his work with ONE, Bono has lobbied U. S. Presidents and Congressional leaders, along with the heads of many other G8 nations.

Friends said the US ambassador to Pakistan, Anne Patterson, had lobbied for their release.

Diplomats from South Korea, Japan and the U. S. lobbied Chinese counterparts and were hopeful that China's position could eventually soften.

Chinese diplomats also lobbied the Nobel Institute hard against such a choice.

Many countries have lobbied for the shift in recent years, as the expansion of the web reaches out deeper into society and business.

Groups have lobbied World Cup teams not to hold their practices in Zimbabwe or play warm-up games against the country.

Some U. S. manufacturers lobbied Paulson and his predecessors to classify China as a currency manipulator.

He believes unemployment among the young has become a "national crisis" and has lobbied Gordon Brown to act.

Lord Mandelson, UK business secretary, who imposed the duties in his previous role as trade commissioner, lobbied against their renewal.

For decades, Armenians round the world have lobbied for explicit official recognition of their point of view.

For years, Russian officials from Mr. Putin on down have lobbied the U. S. to lift a ban on granting Mr. Deripaska a visa.

Mr Brown lobbied for weeks to get Tony Blair the presidency. He failed; but the failure gave him negotiating capital.

Turkey, heavily lobbied by Japan, is in talks to conclude a nuclear-power contract that had been expected to go to South Korea.

Antheil lobbied for support for further research from among others, William C. Bullit , Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy.

It would also alienate allies of Harper's minority Conservative government after they lobbied the federal government to block the bid.

Players like Kobe Bryant have openly lobbied for his return, and Lakers management are anxiously awaiting his decision.

Some banks had lobbied Liu Mingkang, head of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, to ease the operating capital requirement.

While the issue reached critical mass in emerging economies such as China, it is not the only country that has lobbied for a change.

Peter Kann, who founded the Asian Wall Street Journal before becoming chief executive of Dow Jones, has lobbied against the Murdoch bid.

The company lobbied while the bill was being written and it was seen as largely favorable to the company.

Increased union membership in the mid-twentieth century clearly helped, as workers bargained and lobbied for improved working conditions.

He also lobbied for bigger powers for the EU's monetary affairs commissioner, which would give him more influence over national budgets.

Food safety advocates unsuccessfully lobbied against the provision, as did the organic industry.

The Indonesian government lobbied strongly for the ban to be lifted.

But Democrats there, in Barack Obama's home state, had lobbied for the move and greeted the news triumphantly.

US politicians have consistently lobbied for Citigroup's interests during the bidding process.

Human-rights campaigners have increasingly lobbied against investments by Chinese state-owned oil companies.

Business lobbied for contracts and support by pouring money into the party's coffers and the mandarins' pockets.

For years the fund has lobbied to have the policy extended to listings in Shanghai and Shenzhen.

In the 1930s the U. S. military, nervous about the growing strength of Germany and Japan, rightly lobbied for building up our forces.

Politicians have been lobbied and invited to receptions urging them to legislate against a global killer.

Advocacy groups who lobbied hard for repeal hailed the vote as a significant step forward in gay rights.

International car makers have lobbied China to adopt other eco-friendly technologies they favor, mainly the ones they use back home.

Government agencies and nongovernmental organizations lobbied for changes in the law.

France's president, Nicolas Sarkozy, had lobbied energetically on behalf of the latter group.

She lobbied that she knew what she was doing.

They persistently lobbied the National Commission of Indigenous People with great tenacity.

When Japan's prime minister visited Washington this month, Japanese officials lobbied intensely to get him a one-on-one with Barack Obama.

Liberated from death row, the banks have lobbied hard against burdensome regulatory changes.

The issue is they have been lobbied and warned about this for 12 to 18 months.

Behind the scenes, China had lobbied against Mr. Hu's candidacy for the Sakharov Prize.

In April this year, he personally lobbied German parliamentarians in Berlin to back the rescue plan for Greece.

Mr Erdogan publicly sparred with Israel, but Mr Gul quietly lobbied Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions.

Add a little sugar and water, lobbied for a bowl.

Judging restaurants is a fundamentally subjective activity but they realise when they are being lobbied and should take this into account.

Detroit, which traditionally lobbied against fuel taxes, is suddenly in no position to argue.

Around the world, carmakers have lobbied for support (see article), and some have got it.

India lobbied against recent U. S. legislation giving Pakistan billions of dollars in new nonmilitary aid; the measure passed.

The chief has lobbied for greater offerings and adherence to traditional customs.

Lin lobbied President Reagan for his "Bridge of Peace" plan.

Beijing promptly lobbied for it to win an Oscar.

Rival merchants lobbied courtiers to undermine its monopoly.

Lobbied again and again by Ju scholars, Duke Ai of Lu finally agreed to invite Confucius as minister.

The American Bankers Association has lobbied for an increase in the limit to 2, 000.

The US Financial Services Forum has lobbied Congress to argue that Wall Street's agenda is also Main Street's agenda.

During the past few months, bankers have lobbied hard to derail Warren's nomination.

Bank of America has said it expects the caps, which the industry lobbied against for months, to erase $2 billion in revenue annually.

Farmers quickly came to depend on workers from the south, and lobbied the government to let more in.

I hated watching our supporters eat the fins of other organization's supporters while they lobbied for votes for their favorites.

The economic benefits to those who lobbied for protection, however, are minuscule.

He had also lobbied the Senate to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention.

The disability community had lobbied hard for it, and most of the Roosevelt family had supported it.

Spain and the Netherlands lobbied furiously for the spare one, and Spain won.

Rival drinks-makers lobbied the government, saying they would lose market share to a juiced-up Coke.

Taiwan's businessmen have lobbied for direct flights for years, but China has been unwilling to negotiate because of its anger at Chen.

The attacks lobbied against A Beautiful Mind were plentiful.

Ping An, a local insurance company, had also lobbied to gain control.

Young writers and human-rights activists who have lobbied for causes such as Iraqi refugees have come to the fore.

She and other Hull House residents often "lobbied" city and state governments.

Mr. Sarkozy also lobbied for France to win an $11 billion deal to supply 126 fourth-generation fighter jets to India's air force.

The cotton farmers lobbied this bill through.

That is why, in 1997, she founded the Philippine Internet Commerce Society and lobbied hard for the passage of an e-commerce law.

It prompted an angry response from Sony Nintendo and other console manufacturers, who lobbied the Government not to demonise the industry.

Mr Uribe has himself lobbied bosses of cruise-ship firms.

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And Tongsun Park, a South Korean who lobbied for Iraq, is serving five years.

We lobbied the members of parliament.

He will be an obedient puppet in the hands of people who lobbied for this decision.

As a result, teachers from the school lobbied for the expulsion of the brothers.

For example, BexA has long lobbied for a comprehensive guarantee for export-performance bonds.

It was later revealed that Blair had personally lobbied the Libyan leader for the deal, using a letter drafted for him by Shell.

President Obama personally lobbied senior Indian officials when he was here in Delhi last year.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has consistently lobbied for upgrades in recent years.

lobbied district councillors in June to support the change of land use for a site in Kwai Tsing