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The U. S. , which had for months pushed for Mr. Saleh's departure, welcomed his decision to transfer executive powers immediately.

'Our charge is to move forward, ' he said, adding that the bill meets a national need that presidents have pushed for since Harry Truman.

GE had long been a target of investors and analysts who figured its pieces were worth more apart and pushed for some sort of division.

Rafa [Benitez] has been interested in my state, of course, because we have had a difficult month but he never pushed for me to leave.

He pushed for peace in Palestine, but seems to have retreated at the first sign of gun smoke from Capitol Hill.

Opposition parties which had pushed for the no-confidence motion emphasised that they would continue to seek to topple Mr Kan.

Top of the list is the National Peace Council, which pushed for a negotiated rather than a violent end to the war.

Arguing that it is too expensive and that the United States has already been there, President Obama has pushed for its cancellation.

He pushed for an end to the war in Vietnam, for stricter safety rules at work and for sanctions against apartheid South Africa.

The "progressives" want to double down, and were they to have their way, would have pushed for a bigger stimulus still.

Earlier, leaders in France and the U. K. pushed for a transition to a post-Gadhafi Libya.

Once a contract was completed, it again needed persistence to secure the final 10% of payment, though you could get it if you pushed for it.

Most African and Asian nations have pushed FOR a tough treaty with a total ban on sponsorship and marketing.

Opposition groups felt betrayed by the king's unilateral reform and for several years pushed for a return to the 1973 constitution.

Before the summit, the world's biggest emerging economy had pushed for a radical idea of a global reserve currency to replace the dollar.

Much of what the president called for to boost the nation's competitiveness are items he has pushed for two years.

American officials have pushed for its near nationalisation, the purging of managers and a thorough inquiry into what went wrong.

The U. S. , for instance, has pushed for policies to free up markets and boost incomes, so Chinese consumers can buy more imported goods.

When the lobbyists pushed for loopholes and exemptions just before a final vote, you did not relent -- and we fought them off.

Iran and Venezuela had pushed for Opec to move away from the dollar in the face of strong opposition from the summit's host, Saudi Arabia.

Europe, meanwhile, has pushed for tighter restrictions on executive compensation, in particular bonuses, than the U. S. wants.

That crowded out other projects the White House and congressional Democratic leaders had pushed for.

Many vendors felt this approach to be a dead end, and pushed for RPC to be disallowed in the WS-I Basic Profile.

Concerns over risky investments come as the US and some other ADB shareholders have pushed for an overhaul of the Manila-based lender.

To improve media freedom, civil society groups pushed for the immediate passage of the Freedom of Information bill in the Philippines.

Ross Eisenbrey, vice president of the Economic Policy Institute, pushed for that test.

Since Mr Blair pushed for the post's creation in the first place, he might seem suitable.

But it has consistently pushed for corporate tax cuts, reductions in social services, and laissez-faire environmental policies.

The US president pushed for a quick peace agreement between the two sides.

China pushed for an emergency resumption of the stalled talks after the shelling of Yeonpyeong island.

When I pushed for Bob's secret to tell the cows apart, he explained: "They have family resemblances. They look like their mothers. "

Neither company is willing to spin off its futures exchange in whole, though it isn't clear whether EU officials have pushed for this step.

On foreign policy, Obama has pushed for a more accommodating U. S. diplomacy.

At a three-day United Nations conference on the economic crisis, Mr. Yu pushed for monetary and financial-infrastructure reforms.

She had long pushed for the toughest safety standards for reactors, despite the cost.

China has pushed for a diplomatic solution, resisting U. S. efforts to implement sanctions.

France repeatedly pushed for governments in the euro area to have more say over things like exchange rates.

He pushed for a big increase in the number of New York's charter (independent) schools.

But Mr. Zardari also pushed for greater access to European markets, saying that what he wanted was trade, not aid.

President Bush has pushed for an America of "low taxes, weak government and strong religion, " in the words of David Schulz, an attorney.

The Commission also pushed for the creation of euro-zone bonds that would aim to pool the debt of eurozone countries.

Shessaun had her doubts about the circumstances of Amidala's death and pushed for a Senate investigation after attending Amidala's funeral.

If the small arms treaty is not passed we still need to arrest those that pushed for it.

The main testing was largely completed, and the Army pushed for funding for a large field test.

Zelaya pushed for more anti-poverty programs and also championed what he called "people power. "

Next day, they pushed for 7400 meters, reaching the ridge, when a gale blew up.

The community organization Valley Interfaith has pushed for training opportunities and living-wage jobs.

Beijinghas long pushed for technology transfer in fields from high-speed rail to clean energy as a condition of contracts or licenses.

This week, president Obama pushed for peace negotiations to get going again, he supports the two-state solution also.

A group of 100 Spanish economists had pushed for a "single contract" , with employment rights that rise gradually with tenure.

In the fierce competition in the modern society, "sincerity" is pushed for economic activities in imperial principle.

The jumpiest of North Korea's neighbors is probably Japan, which quickly pushed for U. N. Security Council action on the nuclear test.

The Philippine government pushed for Chinese authorities to reduce the sentences to life imprisonment.

Lawmakers have since pushed for greater transparency and congressional oversight in the review process.

In New York Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, has pushed for cuts to state workers' benefits while resisting tax increases.

Mr. He pushed for sports aimed at ordinary people, instead of the IOC's focus on only the best.

Many rural educators, however, pushed for a longer school year.

The confirmation followed a report in Britain's Sun tabloid quoting a source who said Ritchie, 40, had pushed for the split.

America pushed for the expansion of NATO, guaranteeing the east Europeans' security.

The other three, not content with cutting employees' benefits, have all pushed for curbs on the unions themselves.

It supplies millions with anti-malarial bed nets or drugs. It has written off a lot of debt and pushed for open trade.

Rape victim advocates have pushed for legislation that would address the backlog.

Before the credit crisis, steelmakers pushed for early negotiations, hoping to lock in a lower price.

Langleben has pushed for large-scale trials to determine the efficacy of fMRI-based deception-spotting.

the North's key benefactor, noted the sides had some "very pronounced differences" but pushed for results.

Lagarde pushed for financial regulatory reform in France during the 2008 global financial crisis.

These things happen. We could have lost confidence at that point, but we kept our heads and pushed for an important victory.

The finance ministry, however, has pushed for investments in overseas stocks.

During his time in Washington, Sen. McCain has pushed for campaign finance reform, opposed pork barrel spending and supported the Iraq war.

In June he pushed for the spin-off of Husqvarna, a maker of chainsaws and other outdoor equipment, from Electrolux.

The administration also pushed for a broad array ofreforms.

Private-equity firms have pushed for such support when they sell shares in companies they own.

Moreover, if the future Blizzard pushed for the Star Series games online games, NetEase also made "Jinshuiloutai the" foundation.

Mr Osborne himself reputedly pushed for Mr Clarke's appointment.

He saw the opportunity to speed up trading early on, and pushed for automated stock quotes.

You look at the elevator control panel and realize that its button is pushed for "Heavens" .

Over the past year, the sports ministry has pushed for anoutside panel to supervise the JSA.

He pushed for increases in the federal minimum wage.

Lindsey Graham, a senator who first pushed for a 27. 5% tariff against China in 2005, called the comments "music to my ears" .

It also pushed for use in unapproved amounts.

Business, on the other hand, has pushed for the pact, arguing that it will spur exports and create employment in the U. S.

But his plans for "Michigan 3. 0" echoed those that business leaders and think-tankers had pushed for years.

Werner Dankwort of Germany pushed for his home country to join the league which they eventually did in 1926.

We were pushed for time and had to quit some place to visit.

I didn't fight to keep it; I actually pushed for the change.

'Everyone is increasingly pushed for time, and women in particular are finding it harder than ever to balance work and home lives.

I can't see anyone else today. I am pushed for time as it is.

If China had pushed for nuclear power ten years ago, the energy situation would be quite different today.