Sentences with phrase «face of pressure»

Though questions remain about the nature of the activities in the US, major trafficking organizations have proven resilient in the face of pressure from law enforcement, as have the gangs that distribute those drugs in US markets.

He said the Harper government would probably have been uninterested in pursuing the legal fight any longer in the face of pressure from the White House.

But in the face of pressure to buy the bonds of heavily indebted governments, to delay the day of reckoning for the sovereign debt crises of Greece, Ireland, and Portugal, the ECB's commitment to low inflation is crumbling.

By the time Pope Benedict XVI addressed the U.N. General Assembly on the sixtieth anniversary of the UDHR in 2008, opportunistic uses of human rights were in full swing, prompting the pope to announce, «Efforts need to be redoubled in the face of pressure to reinterpret the foundations of the Declaration and to compromise its inner unity so as to facilitate a move away from the protection of human dignity towards the satisfaction of simple interests, often particular interests.»

When my book was published, Cardinal Hume was furious, since it inevitably highlighted his volte - face in the face of pressure from some of his more liberal bishops: this made him look weak.

So clerical leaders as guides to community - in - mission must be skillful at developing group processes that maintain high morale in the face of pressure to cease and desist from the action for justice that these groups devise.

But we must remain faithful to the Gospel and to God's Word in the face of this pressure or else risk losing our identity.

«With the peso as weak as it is, our challenge was to refocus on our American customer base in the face of pressure from larger chains, «Charles continues.

History has proven we can't turn up for bin games consistently and buckle in the face of pressure.

He called on his coalition partners to be honest about the consequences of their Eurosceptic demands as they toughen their anti-EU rhetoric in the face of pressure from the UK Independence party.

It's the third evolution of Cuomo's Medicaid proposal: at first he wanted to make New York City re-capture $ 180 million of program growth because it doesn't have a property tax cap (and, everyone assumes, because Cuomo doesn't get along with Mayor Bill de Blasio), then in the face of pressure he promised the savings would come from increased efficiency and wouldn't cost de Blasio's budget «a penny.»

The House of Lords Reform Act of 2014 allowed peers to retire or resign, as Sewel has now done in the face of pressure from colleagues.

Freedom House, located on West 95th Street, agreed to remove the 200 tenants by Nov. 1, after the Department of Homeless Services reached a deal with local and citywide politicians in the face of pressure from neighbors.

, located on West 95th Street, agreed to remove the 200 tenants by Nov. 1, after the Department of Homeless Services reached a deal with local and citywide politicians in the face of pressure from neighbors.

Keep the heat on your federal representatives to ensure that they do not buckle in the face of pressure.

«The concept of planetary health offers a new way of thinking about the health of our planet and its resilience in the face of pressures like climate change, urbanization and globalization, to name just a few,» said Helen Clark, administrator of the U.N. Development Programme, by video statement.

«My name is Marina Vidal,» the fantastic woman at the heart of this winning drama proclaims on a number of occasions, a rousing affirmation of who she is in the face of pressure to sink into the shadows — you won't forget her.

In the face of pressure from local district supporters, two housing developments that had planned to provide land for charter schools instead gave it to district schools.

Leadership: DC PCSB approves schools to open in neighborhoods that desperately need good schools, even in the face of pressure to not open new schools.

DC PCSB approves schools to open in neighborhoods that desperately need good schools, even in the face of pressure to not open new schools.

They do nothing to refresh or improve upon iOS, and that's something that feels necessary in the face of the pressure coming from competing operating systems on current and forthcoming tablets (Google's Android 3.0, HP's WebOS, and RIM's PlayBook OS).

Most authors, in the face of the pressure and magnitude of this passion project, often spend years devoted to this book.

PARIS (Reuters)- The head of French software games developer Ubisoft reiterated on Monday his desire to keep Ubisoft independent, in the face of pressure from shareholder Vivendi, and added Ubisoft was in talks with Netflix over a series.

We'll see what it might take to preserve ancient, endangered ecosystems in the face of pressures from a global economy and a slew of looming 21st century threats.

On the subject of OBA fees, I personally fought at the CBA Fee Review Committee for the law student fee to remain $ 0.00 (free of charge) in the face of pressure to charge something.

Companies that aren't as motivated will let their time expire in the face of the pressure — that's not necessarily a bad thing, as it may show they weren't enthused enough to hasten their process for you.

How can I keep my relationship healthy in the face of the pressures that have developed in the social networking revolution?

Adult structuring concerns the use of proactive guidance, the success of attempts, the amount of guidance, the ability to set limits and to remain firm in the face of pressure, the use of both verbal and non-verbal suggestions and the ability to assume an adult role rather than a peer one.