Sentences with phrase «facing particular pressure»

Mr. Cuomo is facing particular pressure to burnish his progressive credentials: The actress and education advocate Cynthia Nixon, who is challenging him for the Democratic nomination for governor, has blasted him for what she called his «massive disinvestment» in schools and in other areas that affect black and Hispanic residents.

SRA chief executive, Antony Townsend, said: «The danger of improper financial arrangements is higher in the current market conditions when solicitors and their clients are facing particular pressures.

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This patchwork approach to regulating the nature of foreign owned residential real estate allows subregions in Switzerland to create policies that respond to the particular pressures they face, whether it be foreign investors holding land but not building, or foreign investors purchasing large lots that when developed significantly impact the traditional esthetic of the area.

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.»

For some car seats, rear - facing car seats in particular, another advantage of installation with the lower anchors is that the car seat is less likely to tilt to the side due to pressure from the shoulder portion of the vehicle's seat belt.

Every parent will want to give each child the same opportunities, but it's worth knowing about the particular pressures and challenges girls and boys face so we can work out the best ways to help them achieve their potential.

The Council is facing particular challenges in dealing with increased financial pressures, which inevitably impact on frontline services.

I was interested to read the candid account by Tessa Jowell of her time in government (TP, Feb), and of the particular pressures that can sometimes be faced by a woman in politics.

The establishment of a voluntary network of protected areas where hunting is prohibited could facilitate the autumn migration of young wetland birds in particular and balance the hunting pressure they face.

In addition, we know that young men face social pressures to conform to particular masculine ideals — because there are few male teachers teaching, it's not really perceived as something that's masculine to do and young men might be more likely to choose career paths like, say, becoming a personal trainer or entering business.

In particular, I welcome the focus on creating a «research rich» school environment, where research and enquiry are an integral part of the ethos of the school and part of day to day activities, rather than an «add - on'that schools need to do on top of the multitude of other pressures they face.

«Clients are looking for their advisers to deliver high quality legal advice that is not just technically sound, but is considerate of the commercial pressures they are facing in their particular sectors and their unique strategic and operational priorities,» Andrew Leaitherland, managing partner at DWF.

In particular, given the pressures lawyers face to run their practices as businesses, regulatory restrictions around fee sharing and referral fees and other limitations may no longer be appropriate.

But even as Zuckerberg and Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, have made media appearances and sat for interviews, Zuckerberg in particular has continued to face pressure to testify in front of both Congress and the UK's select committee inquiry into fake news.

The tech giant also boasted about the Pixel 2 lineup «s Active Edge, a pressure - sensitive frame that allows you to physically squeeze your phone to perform customizable actions, in addition to emphasising the front - facing stereo speakers found on both devices, as well as their Always - On Display technology that plays well with the new music ID service which users can enable to always see info about any songs playing in their surroundings on their lock screen, with this particular feature even working offline.

A study by the NSPCC last year reported up to 40 per cent of young people had been involved in sexting and found teenage girls in particular were facing pressure from classmates to provide sexually explicit pictures of themselves.