Sentences with phrase «international peer pressure»
Countries would be motivated to take these actions in response to competition, both economic and political; international peer pressure; and the aspirations of their own people.
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«While North American wholesale trends continue to face pressure, new accounts partially offset and we believe international growth remains robust as we note Under Armour's peers in the athletic space recently produced outsized growth overseas, particularly in China.»
But this top - down approach often leaves parents feeling pressured, educators struggling, and youth stressed and lagging behind their international peers.
The proposed National Center for Science (NCN), to be located in Krakow, is meant to be free from political pressures and would use an international peer - review system modeled on those of the European Research Council and the U.S. National Science Foundation.
«Most people attribute the peer effect on adolescent risk taking to peer pressure or the desire to impress friends, but our findings challenge that assumption,» said Steinberg, professor of psychology at Temple and a leading international expert on teen behavior and risk taking.
Though not explicitly discussed in this report, students in Shanghai report a high level of parental pressure and unhappiness when compared with their international peers.»
After the agreement was reached, The New York Times reported:» [T] he individual countries» plans are voluntary, but the legal requirements that they publicly monitor, verify and report what they are doing, as well as publicly put forth updated plans, are designed to create a «name - and - shame» system of global peer pressure, in hopes that countries will not want to be seen as international laggards.»