In response, the island's elected officials are pushing secession.

American officials are also pushing to use Turkish airspace.

"I think our regular officials are pushing the envelope too hard," Modell said.

Saudi officials have been pushing for an increase in production of between one million and 1.5 million barrels a day.

The officials pushed hard to add some substance to the symbolic victory of the meeting.

Canadian and Mexican officials have pushed for a quick signing for their own reasons.

In their place, many officials pushed for new policies to help lift the inland provinces out of poverty.

Still, officials and specialists are pushing for more tests.

You said that the Chinese wouldn't want to get into a war on the peninsula, but that a few officials might push for it.

American officials have been pushing hard for better market access for legal, insurance and banking firms.