Sentences with phrase «fierce pressure»

Under fierce pressure from Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) and other anti-smoking groups, the government is planning on a pilot scheme banning smoking in prisons in Wales and the south - west, with a view to an eventual nationwide roll - out.
With just two wins since Christmas and looking for an away win (at QPR) as their first since beating West Brom at the Hawthorns in December, team and manager are under fierce pressure.
The debate about whether transgender students should be allowed to use restrooms that align with their gender identity is now before the Buffalo School Board — and the group is getting fierce pressure from those on both sides of the issue.Nearly 150 people turned out at Wednesday's meeting to have their say on the proposed policy.It was a discussion marked by emotional com...
But the site's editor Tim Montgomerie points out this is, in part, the result of fierce pressure from Conservative Central Office.
The debate about whether transgender students should be allowed to use restrooms that align with their gender identity is now before the Buffalo School Board — and the group is getting fierce pressure from those on both sides of the issue.
Councilor At - Large Khalid Bey tried to enact changes in the city's Rental Registry two years ago, but fierce pressure from landlords stopped the bill in its tracks.
Even before the opening credits it is tugging on the heartstrings as if Quasimodo were at the other end, and the fierce pressure on the tear ducts never lets up, which is why I found myself resisting.
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