But without American pressure, little progress tends to be made on either side.
PSG are 2-1 up and under pressure to progress deeper into the tournament after three consecutive exits in the quarter-finals.
If I scroll down, I can access a host of details: a ten-day forecast, wind strength and barometric pressure, the progress of the sun and moon.
The legislation is the first of the major so-called political benchmark measures to pass after months of American pressure for progress.
"The basic position I think is this; that what you see when you read the reports today is a mixture of pressure and progress, and the pressure is real.
The fiendish puzzles ramp up the pressure with progress – multiple paint pots, magnetic blocks, deadly spikes – but the quick replays and smartly implemented fast-forward and pause buttons make it moreish.
Europe's failure to agree a coordinated rescue package for its banks was a major factor behind yesterday's sell-off, so there was pressure for progress - but the finance ministers disappointed by agreeing to lift bank deposit insurance to just €50,000, half of what some were looking for.
A relatively modest group - containing Greece, Russia and the Czechs - has only added to the pressure, with progress to the quarter-finals now seen as a minimum requirement.
They will either be able to play with the freedom that comes from not feeling pressure to progress, or they will come up against teams that feel as though they have more to play for, since Hibs and Rangers both consider it an imperative to be promoted this season.
In a tale that shifts back and forth between the present and the mid-19th century, this South African author explores the age-old struggle between the pressures of "progress" and the desire to preserve a traditional culture, namely that of the Xhosa people.
