The Philippine central bank left leading interest rates steady, saying it was waiting for the Federal Reserve's next policy move and inflation figures before considering further cuts.
In some German states, leading interest groups (along with political parties) have seats on the supervisory boards of broadcasting firms.French pressure groups are also powerful, despite the conventional image of a strong French state dominating a relatively weak civil society.
Mr Davies said having spent months running down the airport, it might be difficult for Mr Jones to work "constructively with the company and other leading interest groups".
Thailand's central bank left its leading interest rate unchanged, even as it said economic growth might slow to a smaller-than-expected 1.5percentthis yearar.
On taking office in January, Mr. da Silva's pragmatic economic team moved quickly to halt surging inflation by increasing the central bank's leading interest rate to 26.5percentt.
The policy-making council of Germany's central bank said yesterday that it was leaving its leading interest rates unchanged after its regular meeting, in line with expectations of the financial markets.
His leading interest was ontology, however.
While Hartmann was in many respects a classic philosopher and wrote book-length works scrutinizing and developing all the major fields of philosophy, including the philosophy of history, ethics and aesthetics, his leading interest was ontology.
Otherwise, he runs the risk of looking impotent". In addition to divisions among Democrats -- and near-solid opposition among Republicans -- many leading interest groups that have supported the overhaul have begun voicing concerns.
The term 'policy network' is defined as a generic label for the different types of state/interest group relationships, for example 'policy communities' in which the long term relationships between government officials and representatives of leading interest groups are particularly powerful [ 44- 46].
