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And he faces fierce pressure from abroad to revamp the Palestinians' entire political, security and economic set-up.Israel's prime minister, Ariel Sharon, who has dubbed 2005 "the year of opportunity", has equally daunting tasks ahead.

Greece has faced fierce pressure from its E.U. partners to reduce its budget deficit, which reached 12.7 percent of gross domestic product in 2009.

The Bangladeshi government has faced fierce pressure to improve conditions for the nation's four million garment workers since the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed in April, killing 1,129 workers.

L'Oréal has faced fierce pressure from P&G in its core hair-care market.History suggests that rivals will try to adjust to the new competitive landscape, perhaps quickly.

Italy was next in the euro zone firing line, facing fierce pressure to make good on long delayed economic reforms.

The single biggest source of money was other members of Congress, which irritated some members who faced fierce pressure to contribute.

France, which has faced fierce pressure from Washington and other NATO allies to halt the sale of two helicopter carriers to Russia, said on Wednesday it would not deliver the first of the warships for now because of Moscow's actions in Ukraine.

Schwab has faced fierce political pressure from Capitol Hill to secure fresh markets for America's rust-belt manufacturers.

Most questions focused on the euro, whose existence has come under increasing question as Greece, then Ireland, faced fierce market pressure to deal with mounting government debt.

It's a nasty economic climate, and WorldCom is facing fierce competitive pressure from the likes of AT&T, Qwest Communications International and Sprint.

At a briefing in Tokyo, Nobuyuki Oneda, Sony's chief financial officer, said price pressures for TVs — where the company faces fierce competition from other manufacturers like Samsung — had not been as bad as expected in December.