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They lobbied strenuously against tighter fuel-efficiency standards.

Intellectuals have lobbied strenuously for publication and discussion of Mr. Solzhenitsyn's work.

Mr. Najib had lobbied strenuously for Malaysia to be added to the Security Council.

Mellon had lobbied strenuously to replace Choo on stage at the televised event.

Companies that produce neonicotinoid-based pesticides, including the German giant Bayer CropScience and Syngenta, the big Swiss biochemical company, have lobbied strenuously against the moratorium.

Mr. Rubio's advisers were also thwarted in their efforts to secure an endorsement from Mr. Romney, whom they lobbied strenuously after the Feb. 20 South Carolina primary.

The three companies have lobbied strenuously and successfully against any increase in either the car or light truck gas mileage standards in the United States.

The real estate industry has lobbied strenuously to retain the interest and real estate tax deductions, which are important for many homeowners.

In addition, insurers and health care providers are lobbying strenuously against cuts in their Medicare payments that would produce savings of the type they profess to want.

But he has lobbied strenuously for the nomination, and Mr. Torricelli's spokeswoman said yesterday that he regretted Mr. Timpone's decision to withdraw.

He said the expanded ministry over transportation would oversee civil aviation and urban road transportation, but would not include the current Ministry of Railways, which lobbied strenuously to remain autonomous.