Sentences with phrase «under 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.
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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.
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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.
Los Blancos have come under fierce criticism from the national press and their own fans after squandering their lead in La Liga, having been overtaken by Barcelona, and the atmosphere at the Bernabeu described as «a pressure cooker» by Spanish paper Marca, quoted by MailSport.
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 more we hear about what happened last week the clearer it becomes that this was an investigation rushed through under fierce political pressure and it has failed to do the job properly.
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.
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.