Sentence examples for a fierce pressure from inspiring English sources

A fierce pressure campaign by New York City's largest union of janitors has caused a major loss of business for one of the city's largest nonunion cleaning companies.

It has shown a thorough understanding of the fierce pressure that the health and social care sectors are now under".

One was John O'Dolan, who failed to build Ireland in Dubai and hung himself after telling a priest that he was under "fierce pressure" from creditors.

And then there's the problem that once Facebook becomes a public company there will be fierce pressure from Wall Street to start sweating its new $1bn asset – which means "monetising" all those Instagram snappers.

Obama was under fierce pressure to forge a compromise.

The issue has been fiercely debated as oil surged above $140 a barrel and gasoline rose above $4 a gallon, prompting consumer groups to put fierce pressure on lawmakers and regulators.

Nor has she had a raise in three years; Mr. Obama, under fierce pressure from Republicans, suspended raises for executive-branch employees in 2010.

But waiting 11 months is a risky proposition for the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, who will be under fierce pressure to meet Obama halfway on a moderate replacement long before then.

Dogs that ignore their master or the sheep do not become parents, a fierce selective pressure on the breed's behavior.

As a result, all three Detroit automakers are under fierce pressure from Wall Street and credit ratings agencies to adopt cost-cutting measures, including job cuts.

It was an open secret that analysts were put under fierce pressure to be kind to clients and potential clients of their firms, who competed fiercely for the lucrative business of advising companies on deals and helping them to raise money from stock and bond investors.