In that state, too, advocates lobbied fiercely for their collective and individual interests.

Led by oil and gas interests, which hope to drill on protected land, they have lobbied fiercely for changes.

Japanese and American Companies are expected to lobby fiercely to have certain products included or excluded.

European textile manufacturers have been lobbying fiercely for new import limits.

Local phone companies lobby fiercely to preserve universal service and to delay rules exposing them to new competition.

Although the resolution is not binding, the Japanese government, with the support of the Bush administration, has lobbied fiercely against it.

Nor do private plane owners, who have lobbied fiercely against congestion-related fees.

Emanuele Filiberto is lobbying fiercely for an end to his exile.

But business groups, including even some parts of the textile industry, lobbied fiercely in favor of the trade pact.

In the meantime, many of the targeted bases and the communities that rely on them will lobby fiercely for a reprieve.