Sentences with phrase «measured against the pressure»

Not exact matches

Today's must - read story is from Fortune «s Tory Newmyer and it looks at labor federation AFL - CIO's decision to lift a freeze on political contributions that it imposed in March in a move meant to pressure Democrats to vote against free trade measures.

And, even if the Front National and other far - right parties do not get added support following the attacks, their dynamic has placed current governments under more and more pressure to take drastic measures against real and perceived threats.

Last year, Mr. Trump held off imposing tough trade measures against China because, he said, Mr. Xi was cooperating in his campaign to pressure the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong - un, over his nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

High pressure games are games against top clubs or in cup competitions rounds like Quarter finals and above against rivals that measure up in quality or have more quality than we do.

The changes in Nestlé policies and practices that have been achieved are attributable to pressure from the boycott and concerted work around the world on monitoring companies against the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent, relevant Resolutions of the World Health Assembly and working for legislation to enforce these measure.

Enjoy every milestone as a tender bonding moment in your own little family without the pressure of measuring it against someone else.

But the GOP lawmakers, including Rep. John Faso who voted agains the bill, have not taken well to Cuomo's pressure campaign to vote against the tax measure.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

The Obama administration helped negotiate the deal, and pressured Democrats in the House and Senate to vote against a promised Republican measure that would prevent the U.S. from participating in the framework arrangement.

Under the new, simplified tables, children will have their blood pressure measured against normal - weight children, so ideal readings will likely be lower than in the past.

Blood pressure is the measure of the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries.

Aim of this paper is not only to condemn Boko Haram's attacks against civilians but also to put pressure on the Nigerian government in order to take substantial measures to deal with terrorism.

Reporting a change in performance regardless of extrinsic goals can motivate participants because they can measure success against themselves without extrinsic pressure.

Measure fuel pump output / pressure against factory spec.

Grueso and 120 organizations that constitute the PCN continued to pressure the Colombian government to take a stronger stand for sustainable development and against measures and militaristic organizations that exacerbate armed conflict.

First, in both cases the General Court referred to the role of diplomatic cables (read «Wikileaks») and the suggestion that some Member States, in particular the UK, were subject to American pressure to ensure the adoption of restrictive measures against Iran.

This is of paramount importance to the measure of a «good expert witness», and goes hand in hand with remaining robust against the inevitable pressures from instructing clients to see it their way.

You can get a sense for these sonic capabilities by looking at a chart that shows frequencies, measured in Hertz, against the sound pressure level in decibels.

The stylus could also get a «grip sensor» that would sense the amount of force with which the user is gripping it along with a pressure sensor that would measure how hard the user is pressing the stylus against the device.

Created a performance test procedure for the Atlantis firewater pumps to determine head pressure for varied flow rates and measure pump performance against OEM documentation