Sentences with phrase «crumble under the pressure of»

is the nerves getting to us as usual, are we fixing to crumble under the pressure of expectations as usual?

As I healed my own relationship with my mother (a relationship I talk about in my book), and as I began to work with more and more families professionally, I realized that so many parents crumble under the pressure of being shamed, not knowing if they're doing this parenting thing right, and struggling to connect with themselves and their children.

Nobody in the party has voted yet and it is possible to see the frontrunner crumbling under the pressure of the new expectations put upon him.

«In 2010 we could have ended up like Greece, crumbling under the pressures of debt, but five years on the UK is the fastest growing advanced economy in the world.

But there are subtle counterpoints from a pair of characters representing the rule of law crumbling under pressure of brute force, the attorney (Jeff Goldblum) and police chief (Edward Norton).

The overgrown, ornate ruins of mystical man - made structures, cracking and crumbling under the pressure of both heroes» weighty adventures, made their way into both games — as did the dark shadowy force said ruins barely contain.

Furthermore, larger cars and SUV's tend to come with cheaper coverage than convertibles and two door coupes simply because they do not crumble under the pressure of an accident.

Instead, you watch in horror as your attitude, your energy and possibly your work ethic crumbles under the pressure of working a job that is a poor fit for you.

As I healed my own relationship with my mother (a relationship I talk about in my book), and as I began to work with more and more families professionally, I realized that so many parents crumble under the pressure of being shamed, not knowing if they're doing this parenting thing right, and struggling to connect with themselves and their children.

Stella's Story Adoptive parent Stella tells how her daughter Adelaide crumbled under the pressure of secondary school.

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Throughout the decade of the»70s, the old postwar business model was crumbling under pressure from inflation and weak growth.

Arla Foods UK was the first of the UK's major dairy processors to crumble under farmer pressure.

And just in case you think we're being overly fussy, consider the tragedy of a chip that crumbles under pressure and falls apart halfway to your mouth.

In tricky wet - dry conditions and under the massive pressure of trying to win a championship, Massa's detractors would probably have expected him to crumble and falter.

I think that Arsenal often play better when our backs are to the wall, whereas when we are on top of the table we tend to crumble under the pressure.

Even the English players who are performing well for their teams crumble under the immense pressure of playing for the national squad.

Leicester may have finished our title dreams with their win at Sunderland but they did move a big step closer to stopping the spuds from getting it as well and they show no0 signs of crumbling under the pressure.

IMO we will only know after this team has had several chances to crumble under the pressure, whether we have slain the dragon of being «nearly» man.

flaky and prone to crumbling under pressure, YES we are STILL the same team with average, no heart no gut no backbone players and YES we still have the same manager who does not know the time of the day and is too selfish and arrogant to accept that and move on... so what exactly are we.

We should have beaten foxes and won the league a couple of seasons ago but again injuries hit us and we crumble under pressure.

Not a 2003/04 invincibles Arsenal but a struggling, slightly bipolar Arsenal side capable of playing superb football one week and crumbling under slight pressure the next.

Milan star Suso believes that Arsenal could crumble under the pressure in tomorrow's Europa League Round of 16 second - leg.

The seven - time European champions have the momentum, rivals Inter and Roma are crumbling under pressure and with their notoriously weak mentalities they will be all too aware of the red and black machine looking to transform the Serie A table.

Bolton rode their luck though, something they haven't had a whole lot of in recent weeks it must be said, but now it's a time for building so can they go on to secure their first set of back - to - back wins, or will they crumble under this unusual pressure for them.

«Musa Kusa's resignation shows that Gaddafi's regime is fragmented, under pressure and crumbling from within,» the foreign secretary said at the start of a speech on human rights this morning.

Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble.

Spearheaded by a strikingly self - assured turn from Elle Fanning, this»60s - set coming - of - ager follows two teenage girls whose bond starts to crumble under the emotional and political pressures of adulthood.

Crumbling under pressure to deliver, Apted — a seventy - six - year - old British filmmaker behind movies such as 007's The World is Not Enough and The Chronicles of Narnia — struggles to find a steady pace throughout and fails to boost this rather generic and by - the - numbers thriller with energy, thought and complexity.

He's likely able to hand a role of his size without going nuts, or crumbling under the pressure that some of these newcomers might have issues with.

In these day of New Year Resolutions, Five Things You Do Not Know About Me and Hugh's rapidly increasing list of Manifests I crumbled under pressure (thanks Hugh!).

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If you are driving a sedan, coupe, two door car, smaller vehicle, convertible or foreign import, then you can expect higher rates than if you are insuring an SUV, wagon, minivan or truck simply because the smaller cars are usually not as stable on the roads and tend to crumble under pressure in the event of a serious accident.