But middle-tier companies will be increasingly squeezed as smaller fund companies, which generally have lower overhead, crowd onto the Internet to peddle their wares.

At the same time, firm revenues have been increasingly squeezed.

The ousters left unanswered a number of important questions as Cable and Wireless finds itself getting increasingly squeezed out of the industry's top ranks.

The banks have had plenty of help with government bailouts and other subsidies while working families and students are increasingly squeezed.

But the city's middle class, including teachers and government workers, felt increasingly squeezed by escalating property values and taxes and frustrated by choking traffic.

Most of the Boers, feeling increasingly squeezed between the British on one side and the native African populations on the other, headed north.

Now, as smaller regional chains are increasingly squeezed by national competitors, many are feeling the pressure to sell.

Increasingly squeezed inside, Jairzinho's run nevertheless drew the defence to him and he eased the ball to Pele in the centre.

America's working families are increasingly squeezed between the rising cost of everyday expenses and falling real wages.

In addition to that, I believe we have a crisis here at home - a crisis of the middle class that is increasingly squeezed, health care costs going up.