Sentences with phrase «enormous pressure on»

During the Cold War, our defense expenditures as a percentage of the gross domestic product hovered around 5 percent, placing enormous pressure on U.S. interest rates — including mortgage rates — and generating large budget deficits.

She understands how long working hours and conflicting demands at home, work or university could exert enormous pressure on a person, leading to unhelpful and damaging coping strategies.

The increased rate of individual chronic disease coupled with the uneven distribution of disease and inequitable access to health services is placing enormous pressure on our health system.

According to Connelly, this places enormous pressure on the lawyer because if the lawyer fails and the client is convicted and goes to prison, the lawyer «has to live with their own guilt in knowing that an innocent man is in prison because their effort wasn't good enough.»

An uncertain economy, regulatory changes, changing client demands, increased competition, and the introduction of new players as well as the ongoing evolution of technology has put enormous pressure on the practice of law on all levels.

Interestingly, «rack rates» of BigLaw continue to rise; however, the negotiated rates and pressure to reduce fees — not to mention the unbundling of legal tasks — have put enormous pressure on all but the 1 %.

There must be enormous pressure on Techdirt to settle, which Dr. Ayyadurai would be able to portray as an indication of his claim of email inventorship being legit.

According to Connelly, this places enormous pressure on the lawyer because if the lawyer fails and the client is convicted and goes to prison, the lawyer «has to live with their own guilt in knowing that an innocent man is in

From rising commodity prices we can clearly see that this rapid economic growth is putting enormous pressure on industrial resources.

We are also putting enormous pressure on populations of wild species, both by hunting in the developing world and by large - scale industrial fishing in our seas.

Though, there's a fine line, we have to be careful of putting this enormous pressure on to our children, that it's their fault, their problem.

This put an enormous pressure on my shoulders, but there was no time to worry about such things at this late hour.

Such a low price could set a new expectation in readers» minds about how much books are worth and put enormous pressure on traditional brick - and - mortar booksellers selling print books at considerably higher prices.

It's putting enormous pressure on governors and legislatures in Red states to retreat from their support of the Core, including Jindal, and «there will probably be others before this is over,» he adds.

Clean schools are successful schools, but the current economic turbulence has put enormous pressure on budgets, and the challenge is now to maintain high standards whilst at the same time reducing costs.

The teachers are willing to grow, which places enormous pressure on students to perform, because teachers are continually learning.»

We're very concerned, the existing [pension contribution] increase has already put enormous pressure on schools and directly goes on to pay roll costs.

However, the horrors of War weren't quick to leave Milne's subconscious, and though writing Winnie the Pooh certainly helped him, it also put an enormous pressure on Christopher Robin, who became hugely popular and found himself the subject of intense speculation, which divided those involved in his care; namely his parents and nanny.

This puts enormous pressure on local marine resources that are central to local communities» culture, food security and livelihoods.»

«It's an outrage and a disgrace and we need enormous pressure on the commission to focus its money on poor countries.

Public employee benefit costs in New York are incredibly out of line with those in the private sector, and impose enormous pressure on state and local government budgets.

It was the product of an independent inquiry, where there is enormous pressure on government's to say «we accept all of the findings in full».

In the four days since Paddock's attack in Las Vegas, what drove him has remained a mystery, vexing the public and putting enormous pressure on federal and local investigators to find answers.

Our society has high expectations for our kids and puts enormous pressure on them to excel in everything they do, to achieve more and do more.

There must have been enormous pressure on Liverpool to splurge the # 140 million from the Coutinho sale in the transfer market in January.

This huge transfer fee puts enormous pressure on him ahead of new season.

The result is enormous pressure on the coach to win, regardless of the Point's football handicaps.

It would also create enormous pressure on the midfield.

Puts enormous pressure on the other 50 % who are then overplayed and some of whom then get injured themselves.

The press is going to put enormous pressure on the manager and i hope he cracks and goes into tears cause he deserves it and having players like wilshere, flamini and arteta shows what he means by he wants to win the UCL!!

However, this increase in demand is putting enormous pressure on natural resources.

One fund manger, who declined to be named, went as far as questioning whether John Durkan was capable of resuscitating the supermarket giant's performance, highlighting the enormous pressure on the executive in charge of Wesfarmers» biggest money spinner.

You have enormous pressure on your cash flows to meet that debt service,» he said.

This puts enormous pressure on B2B organizations to not only understand what buyers wish to buy, how they want to buy, and why they buy — but also how to provide an enriching buying experience that creates loyalty.

It's putting enormous pressure on the Standing Rock Sioux community and people who live and work in the area.»

The result is that there is enormous pressure on stock prices, causing drastic declines in quoted market value.

So, the issue is not productivity and long hours, but the perception of productivity, and in competitive industries like law, banking, consulting or technology, this puts enormous pressure on employees to be at the office.

Another reason rates won't climb, says Cooper, is that an increase will certainly cause the loonie to spike and that would put enormous pressure on exports.

Without any special forensic financial audit, it is quite clear that increasing the number of staffers at the Presidency from 678 to 998 is a hooping 47 % increase in the number of personnel which will be very difficult to justify considering the prevailing economic conditions and the enormous pressures on the public purse.

It recognises that in a time of social and economic distress, as well as enormous pressures on governmental budgets, the third sector and volunteering represent a unique...

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«There is enormous pressure when a missile reenters the atmosphere... If (electrical) circuits break and a trigger device fails to detonate nuclear fuel, you can imagine that only some twisted metal will fall on Alaska or Hawaii, even if North Korea fires missiles at them,» said Kim Dong - yub, an analyst at Seoul's Institute for Far Eastern Studies.

«At a time when persistent high unemployment is putting enormous downward pressure on wages, such a minimum - wage increase would provide a much - needed boost to the earnings of low - wage workers,» EPI noted in a joint letter addressed to House and Senate leadership.

Now, the company will have to squeeze out profits on thin e-commerce margins like everyone else in the industry, meaning the pressure is on to grow quickly to an enormous size where profit margins can get better.

Republicans will remain under enormous pressure to hold the line on taxes.

Because nobody's more insightful and inspiring than a leader who has faced enormous fear and pressure, put his neck on the line, and come out on top.

And when will the Fed start paring its enormous $ 4 trillion - plus investment portfolio — a step that will put upward pressure on interest rates?

But plummetting oil and gas prices took a toll on that company too, putting free cash flow and profits under enormous pressure.

There is enormous pressure at the end of the day; both on a business and personal level.

The same shortage of assets that so vexes Warren Buffett is putting enormous downward pressure on bank loan yields and even relatively inaccessible assets such as GNMA MSRs, which are changing hands around a 9 % unlevered yield according to our friends at Mountain View.

The comments on this post are an indication to me that voices have been silenced, which builds up enormous pressure in the silenced, and once they find a venue where they can speak their minds, they do.