Sentences with phrase «added to this pressure on»

Adding to the pressure on Dollar General were cuts in food - stamp programs as seven states, all governed by Republicans, ended benefits earlier than they had to.

If Carney is right, this will add to pressure on the Canadian dollar by slashing oil, gas and coal exports even further.

Marathon also announced first - quarter earnings per share of $ 0.08, which missed analyst expectations for $ 0.15 in EPS and perhaps added to pressure on the stock, but news of the huge merger in the oil sector occupied most of investors» attention today.

The Starbucks brand will be impacted by COO Johnson taking the top slot from CEO Howard Schultz, adding to pressure on the company.

That's adding to pressure on Munoz, who has been under fire this year for fighting a fare war with discounters, bobbling the rollout of a new no - frills product and mishandling the furor when a passenger was dragged off a plane in April.

A recent rise in the value of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar is adding to pressures on Japanese companies who had reaped record profits as the yen weakened in recent years, fattening earnings brought back to Japan in yen terms.

Discounter Costco Wholesale plans to launch an online store in Australia in 12 to 18 months, extending its reach and adding to pressure on domestic retailers as Amazon enters the market.

Further cuts would add to the pressure on a UK bread industry that — in addition to the drop in prices - is suffering a decline in volume sales as a result of health concerns and a shift to alternatives such as thins and wraps.

Our opponents have just hit a rocky patch in their recent return to form and with a huge injury list their manager Sam Allardyce would surely be happy with anything from tonight's game, but that also adds to the pressure on the Gunners to come out firing and carry on the improvement we have seen lately.

Add that to the pressure on the team and manager and I would expect a strained performance like this is so far.

Sky Sports pundit Neville says the defeat in midweek adds to the pressure on Arsene Wenger's side, and that their approach may hamper them.

Will the move add to pressure on McDonald's to follow suit?

The latest round of increases in state and local pension bills, announced by the comptroller on Aug. 31, will only add to the pressure on localities.

The poll will add to pressure on Mr Cameron who has been the subject of speculation about his leadership after the Conservatives suffered a bruising defeat to both the Liberal Democrats and Ukip in the Eastleigh by - election.

The latest poll adds to the pressure on Corbyn, with one Labour MP saying it showed that is «time to wake up».

And the increasing insecurity we see, with too many stuck in temporary jobs, and rising numbers of zero hours contracts, makes it harder for people to get a mortgage to buy their own home, or save for a pension, all of which adds to the pressure on our social security system.

The figures will add to the pressure on Jeremy Corbyn, who is being challenged for the leadership by Owen Smith after a revolt by his own party.

«It has added to this pressure on family budgets, with cuts to tax credits, a freeze in child benefit and a VAT hike,» he added.

The head of the Catholic church in England and Wales has added to pressure on Gordon Brown to offer MPs a free vote on the government's controversial embryo bill.

Democratic senators hoped that by seeking a vote to remove Mr. Skelos from his position, they would add to the pressure on his fellow Republican senators by at least requiring them to take a public position on the matter.

Adding to pressure on May, the party is facing a mutiny from Conservative MPs under investigation who feel they have been hung out to dry by the party, which organised the battlebus campaign centrally.

Adding to the pressure on Osborne, Boris Johnson, now the frontrunner to become the next Conservative leader, told ITV's Agenda he believed that the cuts to PIP were a mistake.

A Conservative MP, James Brokenshire, has added to the pressure on the government by tabling a parliamentary question to Gordon Brown asking whether the chancellor has made any representations to the home secretary regarding changes to the Extradition Act 2003, the law under which the men are being sent to the US.

Paying for them, however, has added to the pressure on NCI's budget, which has required painful cuts across NCI that have hit especially hard in the intramural program.

Heffernan asserts that developing crop - based fish feeds to replace fish protein and oil in aquaculture will add to pressure on...

But they still add to the pressure on the Assad regime to end its campaign of violence and human rights» violations.

Heffernan asserts that developing crop - based fish feeds to replace fish protein and oil in aquaculture will add to pressure on land.

Government inspections of animal research in the UK should be reviewed, an independent advisory group said today, in a report which also adds to pressure on Imperial College London over its work in this area.

Codemasters previously announced that both the Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car are featured in this year's game; they will be complimented by the addition of manual race starts, adding to the pressure on the driver as they sit on the grid.

Adding to the pressure on funding are calls for the lifting of the cap on public sector pay, which could see increases in teachers» salaries.

Adding to the pressure on the school system in general, is the Conservative's manifesto promise that all pupils who «fail to meet the expected standard» in English and maths will be required to resit the tests at secondary school, in year 7.

Last year, the National Audit Office warned that difficulties in filling vacancies are adding to the pressure on school budgets, as schools «have to pay a premium for agency and supply teachers».

The Toolkit may have also inadvertently added to the pressure on schools to focus on specific interventions and quick fixes rather than the most important challenge of all: improving the quality of teaching in the classroom.

With their unequivocal endorsement of carbon taxes, Legarde and Lee add to the pressure on UN climate negotiators to end two decades of fruitless haggling over national level emissions limits and to focus explicitly on pricing carbon pollution instead.

A particularly hot autumn and winter could add to the pressure on policy makers to reach a meaningful deal at December's climate - change negotiations in Copenhagen.

The evidence is likely to add to pressure on Beijing to accept binding limits on its greenhouse gas emissions.

The state's current energy boom only adds to pressure on habitat.

Speaking in New Delhi, France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said he was confident India would play a lead role in efforts to create a low carbon economy, adding to pressure on the right - wing government after similar calls last week from US President Barack Obama.

Brune, the Sierra Club leader, doubted that Clinton's opposition to Arctic drilling would add to her pressure on Keystone.

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Then add in the pressures on finances and trying to give your family the best celebration ever.

In addition to these imminent issues, a number of other geopolitical stories have the potential to put added upside pressure on the market this year.

(New throughout, updates prices, market activity and comments; adds second byline and NEW YORK) NEW YORK / LONDON, May 2 (Reuters)- Gold prices hovered near four - month lows on Wednesday as the dollar advanced, and were expected to remain under pressure from a significantly stronger U.S. currency and weak investment demand.

Harris County officials warned residents to evacuate as they released water from overflowing reservoirs to alleviate pressure on two dams, a move that would add to flooding along the Buffalo Bayou waterway that runs through the area.

Keep in mind: If you are pre-approved for the loan before you head to the dealership, you can concentrate on haggling for the lowest price for the car and highest amount for your trade - in without the added pressure of negotiating the interest rate and other details of your loan.

The tepid outlook adds the pressure on Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson to accelerate growth in China, which the company is increasingly targeting as a key market.

Japan's finance ministry is set to report on Monday that documents were doctored in a suspected cronyism scandal, which if true would add further pressure on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his close ally, Finance Minister Taro Aso.

If the U.S. company concedes on these points, that would add to pricing pressure on Lilly and Teva when they enter the market.

The decision to end production of the Classic adds pressure on BlackBerry to exit handsets, said Morningstar analyst Brian Colello.

If true, expect more fuel to be added to the commodities fire, further increasing drag on global economic activity while adding to the already worrisome upward pressure on inflation.

??? But the price of corn is going to be high enough that people are going to want to plant corn, only that corn acreage is going to come in and infringe on the soybean,» he says, adding that increased Chinese demand for soybean oil will mean fewer acres for cotton — putting even more pressure on an industry that's already feeling the pinch.