Sentences with phrase «of fierce pressure»

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That was one of a number of claims by the president that called for scrutiny in the fierce backwash of Comey's accusations in Senate testimony that Trump exerted improper pressure on him to back off an FBI investigation.

Combined with the tight margins of the stressed farm economy and fierce business competition, this confluence of dynamics has ratcheted up the pressure on the agriculture retail sector.

«They don't have the money to support us, and the pressure to continue [growing coca] is fierce,» a community leader in the isolated southwest municipality of Tumaco — a global hub for coca — said in late 2016, after a deadly clash between state security forces and farmers protesting efforts to destroy their coca.

Not only will the combined carrier reach about the same customer base as larger rivals Verizon (vz) and AT&T (t), but reducing the number of competitors in the market to three from four should also reduce competitive pressure that led to a fierce price war over the past year.

Fierce competition was also a factor in the United Kingdom and Europe, where earnings slid by 50.5 per cent to $ 14.4 million because of pricing pressures in the lower - end commercial wines segment.

In turn, competition is fierce at Old Trafford, but Fosu - Mensah has shown his worth to earn this reported new deal and now his next objective, once putting pen to paper, will be to put pressure on those above him in the pecking order and try to displace one of them.

Steve Bruce has plenty of reason to want to add to any sort of pressure currently on the shoulders of Arsene Wenger, as the Frenchman takes his Arsenal players to the KC stadium on Monday night and Hull City are desperate for any sort of result as they face a fierce fight to stay in the promised land of the Premier League.

It is no exaggeration to say that Arsenal were really under pressure to produce something at Aston Villa today, with a woeful display in Dortmund meaning that Arsene Wenger and a large number of his players coming in for some fierce criticism from us fans and the football media in general.

Last season saw Real Madrid need a fantastic late run of results in La Liga just to get close to the eventual title winners Barcelona and put pressure on their fierce rivals, but this time the football boot has been on the other foot so to speak.

To secure a tally of six wins in a row in any competition represents a remarkable streak, given their bleak autumn mis - fortunes and with their fierce rivals Liverpool dropping points in a 2 - 2 draw at Sunderland, the prospect of Jose Mourinho's side putting some serious pressure on their rivals in contention for the Champions League spots looks now way more realistic.

And with Chelsea and Liverpool setting a fierce pace at the top of the league the pressure will very much be on Arsenal to deliver the goods at the Reebok.

The competition at the top of the table is so fierce that Spurs are under intense pressure to dig out a winning result each and every match day, as the North - Londoner's can ill afford to relinquish further ground.

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...

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.

According to the paper by academics at Oxford University and the University of Tennessee, companies may take advantage of consumers» difficulty in processing many complex options when competitive pressure is fierce.

«I've worked in tough schools with all sorts of socio - economic challenges; the pressure on young people to «get an education» is fierce.

Danielle Allen's «Our Declaration» to receive 2015 Heartland Prize for Nonfiction Chicago Tribune, 10/28/15 «This fierce, remarkable winner of the 2015 Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize has its roots in Chicago, in particular, in a night class of adult students, juggling jobs — or no jobs — child care, and the other pressures of life.

Set these disconcerting figures against a backdrop of harried, overworked admissions officers under pressure to read thousands of applications on tight deadlines, the fierce competition among colleges to maintain their selectivity, and the need to enroll enough affluent students to generate revenue, and the manifold obstacles low - income students already face appear impassable.

Clearly budget pressures are weighing on states and school districts, but there has also been a fierce attack on the value of class size reduction.

Never mind the outcome of the investigation now launched, it's of great help and reassurance to lay people like me trying to catch up with what is going on, that people like Steve McIntyre and Ross McKitrick are not afraid to stand up to the pressure from a sometimes fierce scientific community.

Department stores and specialty retailers have been under constant pressure from industry - changing forces, including the rise of e-commerce, fierce competition in the brick - and - mortar space and changing consumer tastes.