Sentences with phrase «cave in to pressure from»

«The governor sent a strong, clear and direct message that New York will not do business with those who cave in to pressure from the BDS movement by refusing to do business with Israel.

«The government should come clean with commuters that this is a direct result of their decision to cave in to pressure from the private train companies to let them hike ticket prices beyond the so - called cap.»

Anyway, I am glad that I didn't cave in to pressure from friends and family because I have beautiful memories that will last a lifetime, along with the knowledge that I gave my child something priceless.

She certainly wouldn't be the first person to cave in to pressure from a significant other and potential in laws.

The US House of Representatives has caved in to pressure from the meat industry and stopped promoting Meatless Mondays in its cafeterias.

One wag suggested to me this afternoon that the BBC has simply caved in to pressure from Downing Street.

He has caved in to pressure from his Lib Dem coalition partners and a storm of protest over the crackdown, aimed at saving # 2billion a year.

Cameron had infuriated Merkel and most other EU leaders when he caved in to pressure from his own right flank during the 2005 leadership contest and pledged to leave the centrist majority European People's Party (EPP).

Earlier this year the Department of the Environment caved in to pressure from thousands of sufferers and commissioned the Building Research Establishment near Watford to find out what it is that people hear.

They have ways of explaining away the facts: the scientists have distorted their results to obtain more research funding; other scientists in possession of the truth have been silenced; governments have caved in to pressure from environmentalists.

Not exact matches

I learned most meaningfully from another woman the destructive force of sexuality out of control when I myself was under considerable pressure to cave in to a man's sexual demands.

We've become a nation of cowards, constantly caving in to pressure tactics from the LGBT community and their allies in the media because we don't want to be labeled as «bigoted».

They had been the subject of intense debate between George Osborne and the DWP during the spending review period, which saw the chancellor finally cave in to pressure to allow Mr Duncan Smith to fund the switchover from the current system to the new one.

Following Wednesday's mass shooting of 17 people at a school in Parkland, Fla., the Democrat said «Congress has caved over and over again to enormous pressure from the NRA.»

Others would likely cave to pressure from a minority of ideologically - minded parents not to teach the material but to avoid what is «controversial,» which in this context means well - established, mainstream science.

This has been a thorn in the side of past Coalition and Labor governments, which have consistently caved to pressure from vested interests.

But he ruled out no - notice inspections for all schools - but said this was not «caving in» to pressure from head teachers who had strongly opposed the proposal.

When a school in Idaho caved to parent pressure and removed Sherman Alexie's Absolutely True Diary of a Part - Time Indian from the curriculum, two concerned citizens launched a crowdfunding campaign to purchase 350 free copies of the book, which were distributed with the help of Reclaimed Books and high schooler Brady Kissel; the publisher, Hachette, gave an additional 350 copies of the book to the cause.

This doesn't answer your question, but as an aside, it's important to understand that your second and third bullet points are completely incorrect; while it used to be true that Swiss bank accounts often came with «guarantees» of neutrality and privacy, in recent years even the Swiss banks have been caving to political pressure from many sides (especially US / Obama), with regards to the most extreme cases of criminals.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this was a deliberate choice the developers made — much like The Witcher 3 — and not them caving in to some marketing pressure from an overzealous publisher.

«Unfortunately, it appears that the agency caved to pressure from snake breeders in its decision not to restrict trade in the boa constrictor — a snake that is clearly damaging to U.S. wildlife,» Collette Adkins, an attorney and biologist at the center focusing on the protection of reptiles and amphibians, said in a statement.