The government is pressured into reimpose the ban

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New2grammar  #525627  Wed, 11 Jun 08 02:28 AM

Tens of thousands of Koreans took the street Monday to protest against the government's decision to resume importing US beef, which had been suspended for five years due to mad cow disease. The government is pressured into reimpose the ban (?? I would like to say the government is under pressure to reimpose the ban but hasn't made any decision. Does this statement reflect that?). Meantime, Washington convinced the Korean President that the beef will be monitored to ensure it's not contaminated.

Please correct any mistakes.

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CalifJim  #525649  Wed, 11 Jun 08 04:21 AM
Tens of thousands of Koreans took (to) the streets Monday to protest (against) the government's decision to resume importing US beef, which had been suspended for five years due to mad cow disease. The government is [being pressured into reimposing*  / under pressure to reimpose] the ban, but it hasn't made any decision.  Meantime*, Washington convinced the Korean President that the beef will be monitored to ensure it's not contaminated.

*After a preposition (into), the only available verb form is the gerund. 

* In the meantime or Meanwhile

  
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RayH  #525652  Wed, 11 Jun 08 04:30 AM
Tens of thousands of Koreans took the streets Monday to protest against the government's decision to resume importing US beef, which had been suspended for five years due to mad cow disease. The government is being pressured in to reimpose the ban (?? I would like to say the government is under pressure to reimpose the ban but hasn't made any decision. Does this statement reflect that?). Meantime, Washington convinced the Korean President that the beef will be monitored to ensure it's not contaminated.

Yes, as worded this does not imply that the decision has been made yet, however the final sentence does imply that the Korean president has made a decision ("convinced..."). I'm not sure how you want the final story to be taken but it should be modified to clarify the whether the decision is pending or already taken.
  
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New2grammar  #525655  Wed, 11 Jun 08 04:38 AM

The decision is still pending. I think I know what threw you - convinced. Would assured be better?

 

  
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