Sentences with phrase «countries are under some pressure»

However, rain forests and peat lands in palm oil producing countries are under pressure — particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia — and in response, many of the world's largest retailers and food companies have pledged to convert entirely to sustainable palm oil by 2015.

High schools across the country are under pressure to improve.

Not exact matches

The leader of Germany's socialist party is under heavy pressure to fix the country's political stalemate.

The leader of Germany's socialist party is under heavy pressure to fix the country's political stalemate — despite the experienced lawmaker not being involved in recent coalition talks.

Under pressure to resign as leader of a country ravaged by earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown, Naoto Kan's last act in August 2011 was to transform Japan's energy policy.

Under pressure from the WSJ report, Najib said in August that the funds were a private donation from Middle Eastern country, which he declined to name.

Telegram was founded in 2013 by Pavel Durov, known for starting VKontakte, Russia's version of Facebook, before fleeing the country under pressure from the government.

The currency has been under pressure as investors worry about the economic and political turmoil seen in the country.

These banks are under intense pressure from provincial political bosses to keep lending and help sustain big employers like state - owned enterprises, at a time when the entire country's economy is slowing.

Food and beverage companies are under pressure to address the risk of forced labor in countries where they obtain sugarcane.

The Colombian and Chilean pesos were floated in September after periods of speculative attack (although the Colombian peso has recovered a little since), the Brazilian real fell on continuing budget imbalances and US dollar debt servicing and Ecuador's sucre has been under pressure following that country's default on some foreign debt and persistent domestic stagflation.

In my note, (It Was Barzini All Along), I'm not asking whether the growth rate in this EM country or that EM country will meet expectations, or whether the currency in this EM country or that EM country will come under more or less pressure.

It is certainly true that the countries at the centre of the Asian crisis — Thailand, Indonesia and Korea — had rates that were de facto soft fixes — a high degree of stability in the good times, but not any serious institutional defences when they came under pressure.

Co-presented by Scotiabank and KPMG, the WXN awards celebrate and highlight the professional achievements of women across the country in the private, public and not - for - profit sectors at a time when corporate Canada is under growing pressure to promote more female leaders into senior management and corporate director roles.

The central bank has been under pressure from Japan's new government to take more aggressive steps to fight the country's long deflationary slump.

We must always remember that the Jews were under the pressure of being a people living under the occupation of their country by a foreign power.

Iraq ranks second and Syria is fifth on Open Doors» 2016 World Watch List, a list of 50 countries where Christians come under the most pressure.

«Niyogi was killed because he was an odd man out in an area where none had dared to challenge the network that some industrialists operated to deny their workers even basic amenities and living wages... Niyogi's murder assumes sinister proportions when seen in the context of the rapidly changing industrial scenario in the country under pressure from World Bank and the IMF.

Analysts say TCCC is coming under greater pressure to roll out more low - sugar soft drinks because sales of full - sugar beverages and drinks flavoured with additives such as aspartame are falling in developed countries.

The report, drawn from a survey conducted in seven countries, shows that breakfast is a meal under pressure.

Giroud has come under a lot of pressure from both club and country sets of fans and at one point of which Giroud was booed by his national team supporters.

Interestingly, Connecticut has built a reputation for their suffocating pressure defense and have actually been one of the best under teams in the country this season (24 - 13).

Daniel Jones should be under pressure from the opening snap against an NIU defense that had the second-most sacks in the country during the regular season.

But in a move that may pressure Mexico, Trump has ordered US government agencies to count up how much aid they are giving to that country under different programs.

Most leaders in the third world countries are under same pressure to accept this same sex marriage act.

This is a vindication of the Red Cross movement's determination to have national societies in every country but it also puts the Syrian Red Crescent under intense operational and political pressure.

Only under tremendous pressure from the markets, from the EU, the IMF and other actors, did governments in those countries decide to implement reforms that should have been considered years before.

The home secretary was under intense pressure this autumn after it emerged that border checks had been lifted over the summer, potentially allowing thousands of illegal immigrations and criminals into the country.

Corbyn and his allies are coming under increasing pressure to allow a free vote on bombing ISIS in the country, and shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has repeatedly refused to rule out backing the government if it comes before the Commons.

Romania's foreign policy agenda in the country is, at this moment, under severe pressure.

But as the many political contradictions and tensions within the loose coalition that is the NTC come to light, the position of the NATO countries will be challenged and put under increasing pressure.

He added that this is the second time Bafarawa is receiving such massive support across the country, saying last month, a group of PDP supporters under the auspices of Northern Youths Coalitions Alliance met in Kaduna and called on him to openly declare or they will match to his house with two million people to put pressure on him to run,» the source stated.

[75][76] The Iraq War was deeply unpopular in most western countries, with Western governments divided in their support [77] and under pressure from worldwide popular protests.

Its military rulers came under intense pressure to permit international aid, but the flow of supplies and experienced personnel into the country was painfully slow.

With less than eight months to go before the general election, the pressure was on the Labour leader to make it crystal clear not just what he stands for, but how the country will be different under a Labour government.

The nuclear treaty will see the establishment of two shared research facilities, one on French and one on British soil, which will enable components of the two countries» nuclear warheads to be tested under extremes of temperature and pressure.

The rail industry is under intense pressure from increasing passenger numbers as the country emerges from recession, with a lack of competition between franchises blamed for the failures in efficiency.

Hospitals around the country are all under the same pressures: a turn toward outpatient and preventive care, low Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates, and increasing regulations.

The potential reasons behind exchange closures varied from buckling under high trade volumes to failing to cope with regulatory pressures, which are stricter in some countries than others.

While Guyana has one of the lowest deforestation rates in the developing world, it is also one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere and under pressure to carve into its forests to bring in money.

«The governments of oil and gas producing countries are already under pressure to reduce spending on subsidies as revenues shrink,» says Jewell.

Under pressure from the Kyoto Protocol, which went into effect in February for just about every country except the United States and Australia, people elsewhere have actually begun to think about such questions, often in ways that are startling for their scale and severity.

A new report from the U.S. National Academies warns that the country's top ranking in information technology research and development «is now under pressure» and could disappear within a generation.

China's wetlands have shrunk nearly 9 percent since 2003, forestry officials said on Monday, aggravating water scarcity in a country where food production, energy output and industrial activity are already under pressure from water shortages.

Northern Chile, near the border with Peru, was the only stretch of the country's coastline that had not broken in a large earthquake in the past century (see «Under pressure»).

But an agreement among the rich countries was blocked by the European Community, under pressure from its southern member states, and Greece in particular.

BEIJING (Reuters)- China's wetlands have shrunk nearly 9 percent since 2003, forestry officials said on Monday, aggravating water scarcity in a country where food production, energy output and industrial activity are already under pressure from water shortages.

But the impact in East Asian countries, where students are under strong pressure to excel, has been less clear, the researchers explained.

Ben Thompson, Headteacher of Trinity Academy in London, commented on the report findings: «There is no doubt though that some areas and subjects are under extreme pressure across the country.

This first generation is under enormous pressure to succeed, not only for the country, but also for the family.