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  • That may sound a bit like an under-pressure Premier League manager telling the press that his team would be top of the table had they not lost home and away to Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea.

    Inflation rise: Grim and grimmer | Editorial 2011

  • If any under-pressure manager is about to do anything as photogenically daft as Phil Brown's al fresco half-time team talk, your money would be on Holloway rather than Di Matteo.

    West Brom do not look like yoyos now Roberto Di Matteo has added steel Paul Wilson 2010

  • Importantly for M&S, which is a high street bellwether watched by investors to ascertain the health of the retail sector, the company maintained its market share in both the under-pressure clothing and its growing food division.

    M&S Cautious as Profit Dips Kathy Gordon 2011

  • Tuesday, analysts at Barclays Capital pointed out that since early August, the cost of insuring against a default by under-pressure government debt from Spain, Italy, Portugal, Ireland and Belgium has fallen.

    Euro's Wild Day Is Search for Positive Katie Martin 2011

  • Now, government bond markets are in turmoil once again, the euro currency is falling, and nerves are building over the timing of the next big bailout for an under-pressure euro zone member.

    Euro Crisis Roars Back to the Forefront Katie Martin 2011

  • Tuesday's stock gains came as investors were encouraged to see the European Central Bank step in to buy under-pressure euro-area government bonds for the second consecutive day.

    Dow Industrials Rise 34.43 Donna Kardos Yesalavich 2011

  • Reports include the thrilling championship hockey match between under-pressure Canada and the underdog U.S., and how the Americans won the medal race with help from unexpected finishes on the ski slopes and jumps.

    Direct from Canada: Vancouver Today wraps up the 2010 Winter Olympics 2010

  • The under-pressure manager was given a break when the Birmingham goalkeeper Ben Foster allowed Carlton Cole's weak shot to go through his legs for the winning goal but he then rounded on his tormentors, asking where the rumours were coming from and wondering aloud why he was the only manager in the Premier League's bottom seven who was feeling such heat.

    Avram Grant hits out at rumours after West Ham win over Birmingham 2011

  • She is intelligent, peforms well under-pressure, and is not selfish.

    Richardson: discussions with N. Koreans show a 'bit of a thaw' 2009

  • Sterling sank rapidly to a fresh one-year low against the dollar, and also fell abruptly against the under-pressure euro, as it emerged that the Conservative Party may not secure enough parliamentary seats to form a government on its own.

    Euro Falls After Payroll Report 2010

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