Microsoft has been pushier: in the mid-1990s, for instance, Mr Gates leaned heavily on Andy Grove, Intel's boss, to stop the development of software that trod on Windows' turf.
"But the Germans have provided more support and other countries have been pushier than the UK".
Gordon Edge, chief economist at the British Wind Energy Association, argues that raw financial firepower is less important than directing it wisely, but he concedes that Britain's government has been less pushy than some.
So far, Catalonia has been the pushiest and most successful.
He has been the loudest, pushiest voice for longer school days and tougher teacher evaluations, and he now finds himself as the target of fury in the picket lines around the city, where some teachers wear buttons showing a line drawn through Mr. Emanuel's face and others carry signs that demand, "What's Rahm With You?" The risks, politically, are enormous.
Meanwhile, a young violin prodigy has been sent by pushy parents to play at the Royal Albert Hall, but all he really wants to do is visit Harry Potter sites.
For centuries, London has been an unlovable, pushy place, full of questionable characters and strong appetites that have forced the country around it to change, sometimes against its will.
While the company has traditionally offered similar voter assistance in years past, this time around, Google has been a little pushier with its urging U.S. users to vote, with Google.com homepage ads, a banner atop Gmail, pop-ups when you perform searches on Google, and now this polling place finder in Google Maps.
Who has been difficult, inflammatory, bossy, pushy, nosy, noisy, irritating?
"She has been very sensitive and almost pushy for me to help the vice president".
