Sentences with phrase «exert pressure on»

One possibility is that one dating partner may exert pressure on the other partner to be thin.

A recent study from the Journal of Applied Social Psychology explores the possibility that one dating partner may exert pressure on the other partner to be thin, and that this pressure may vary by ethnicity.2

While no explicit content is directly observable on the blockchain, it has been suggested by some in the Bitcoin community this narrative could be used to exert pressure on node operators, since they have a full copy of the blockchain.

Students also have vowed to exert pressure on Congress as the aftermath of the rampage resonates beyond Florida and from coast to coast.

The claim ratio — which is still very high in the medical insurance business — is likely to exert pressure on insurers to hike premiums further in the coming year.

Until then, users of services like Facebook can exert pressure on companies and regulators to better protect their private data, Levin said.

A key political weapon used by governments to exert pressure on a particular country or regime to encourage a change in behaviour or compliance with certain objectives.

We are presently incapacitated due to international legal boundaries to exert pressure on our delinquent customers in your locality who owe us money and we request for your services accordingly.

We are presently incapacitated due to international legal boundaries to exert pressure on our delinquent customers and we request for your services accordingly.

The stockings exert pressure on the leg, compress the veins, reduce the volume of static blood within the leg veins and encouraging more rapid blood flow.

The kidneys become enlarged and exert pressure on adjoining organs, causing pain in the hind part of the body.

Syrinxes exert pressure on the spinal cord, compressing and stretching its fibers and in some cases resulting in permanent nerve damage, pain, craniocervical scratching and paresis (difficulty walking).

The protrusions exert pressure on the gums, sending pressure signals to the puppy's brain so that it is the pressure that is registered and not the pain.

Tumors of the pituitary exert pressure on the surrounding tissues.

During neonatal and adolescent growth, normal axial alignment causes the patella to exert pressure on the articular cartilage of the trochlear groove, creating a groove with adequate depth and width as the animal grows.

Moreover, management's conservative positioning of the investment portfolio is expected to exert pressure on yield.»

Cons: Advertisers can exert pressure on published content and long - term reliability is not often addressed.

Under the leadership of Deutsche Telekom, the parties want to exert pressure on e-commence giant Amazon.

«What I'm hoping is that when you have in - district public school choice and money follows the child that the marketplace starts to exert pressure on schools to perform better... So, right away, that schools are on notice that if I'm governor, I'm going to try to make sure this gets passed and implemented, so if they should start trying to be better schools right away, to the extent they can.»

Shengchang Tang, principal of the Shanghai High School (the leading high school in China), said that the standards and examinations in the Shanghai province are a powerful tool that parents use to exert pressure on their children as well as on teachers and principals.

The difference between the 2 techniques is that instead of a therapist providing manual therapy to the soft tissue, individuals use their own body mass on a foam roller to exert pressure on the soft tissue.

Therefore, once the bar gets grounded again, alter your setup stance if needed (breathe in the air, exert pressure on your abs, maintain a good spinal position, puff out your chest, position the shoulder in a downward position, etc.) and take up the next rep intensely.

Avoid any poses that exert pressure on your abdominal area.

Tumors that develop in your body can exert pressure on you spinal cord and nerves hence narrowing them.

The cylindrical chamber has grips that serve like a vice to exert pressure on meteorite samples, and X-ray imaging can study how this compression, in combination with heat and pressure, affects their microscopic structure.

«This shows that the antibody not only can exert pressure on the virus, but also can shorten the survival of infected cells,» says first author Ching - Lan Lu, a visiting student in Dr. Nussenzweig's lab.

In the simplest case, this consists of two arms, which move against each other around a joint and can thus exert pressure on the shell.

By exposing a magnetically responsive droplet (purple) to a magnetic field, the scientists are able to exert pressure on the surrounding embryonic cells in order to study their response to mechanical forces

These variations arise when persistent high - pressure areas exert pressure on the landmasses below them, or on the other hand when low - pressure areas relieve pressure on the land.

The unique morphology of the cotton aerogels allows for a larger absorption capacity, while the compressible nature enables the material to expand faster to exert pressure on the wound,» added Assoc Prof Duong.

If governments in the UK and other European countries and especially the US would take steps to exert pressure on the Israeli government over its outrageous treatment of the Palestinians, there would be no need for boycott.

Mr Straw's stated position suggests that we will therefore have to continue to exert pressure on individual Returning Officers on a local basis in order to Save General Election Night.

The list of the people planned for the extrajudicial killings by the Administration can be compared to a similar, so - called «Magnitsky list» which was designed to exert pressure on foreign law enforcement, politicians and judiciary, especially the judges.

In the meantime, DREAM Act advocates are also planning to exert some pressure on a some of Republican lawmakers — especially on Long Island — whose districts have sizable Latino populations, staging rallies in their districts and engaging local religious leaders to help spread their message.

Lingering unemployment is expected to remain a persistent problem throughout the next parliament, continuing to exert pressure on the welfare system long after GDP returns to positive growth.

Or to use his or her position to «exert pressure on another official to perform an official act.»

Under New Labour, Ukip was subject to infiltration by members of the BNP (until, that is, the BNP started beating them regularly in local elections) and split between those who saw it as a group to exert pressure on the Conservatives, and those who wanted it to be an electoral force in its own right.

NASUWT - Following Sandwell's example and exert pressure on secretary of state to review decisions on school building.

Japan's neighbors (at the highest levels in politics) initially very willing to let bygones be bygones and didn't exert pressure on Japan to address these issues in the first few decades after the war.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Thursday sought to exert pressure on Republicans in swing districts in upstate New York after it was revealed Attorney General Jeff Sessions met twice last with the Russian ambassador.

Preventing Trump from meeting the Queen would have undermined our ability to exert pressure on the US.

Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) has reminded Ghanaians to exert pressure on the government to make our roads safe and prevent bad drivers from driving on them.

The Synod accepted the report, but did not support resuming its boycott and disinvesting, partly because Nestlé was not the only company implicated and partly because the Church Commissioners proposed using their supposed influence as shareholders to exert pressure on Nestlé.

3rd October 2014His wife should exert pressure on Clooney not to advertise for Nestlé anymore.

The Gunners trail Leicester City by 11 points - with one game in hand - but they can exert some pressure on the leaders and second - placed Tottenham with a win against Watford on Saturday.

«West Ham have their own problems to deal with, it seems, with their home games so we have got to take the opportunity, if it presents itself, to be able to exert pressure on them and maybe affect the atmosphere in the ground and what seemed to occur against Burnley.

Albion had the strong wind with them in the second half and used it to exert some pressure on Tottenham, whose more grounded and passing style was not suited to the conditions.

Certainly, it remains the case that the initial giver and society in general exert pressure on the recipient to give back, in the name of justice.

There's mounting evidence suggesting that CRA political - activity audits are being used as a politicized tool to exert pressure on critics of the government.

It is probable, however, that Gannett, which publishes USA Today and a host of local papers around the country, will continue to exert pressure on the Tribune board to sell.