(His language proved stronger than his actions; under pressure from mortgage bankers, he declined to outlaw such practices).
It is also something that goes far beyond the world of sport, to business, politics, war, any area where a person's individual actions under pressure can mean the difference between success and failure.
Action under pressure is, for him, a test and a revelation of character.
But he rapidly retracted his criticisms of affirmative action under pressure from black groups, and he takes the Massachusetts line on gun control and the death penalty (he is for the first and against the second).Mr Kerry's other big problem is his personality.
Unfortunately certain players are more likely to retreat to their default action under pressure.
Originally it was considered to be an impossible site for a light, but the loss of the steamer Bussorah with all thirty-three hands on her maiden voyage in 1863 and of an astonishing 24 vessels in the area in a storm on 30-31 December 1865 encouraged positive action under pressure from insurers Lloyds of London and a Captain Bedford of the Admiralty.
"The measures are good, but everything announced has already been discussed in Congress," Pereira told VICE News".Their actions, adopted under pressure, look timid.
"However, what he needs is time to become used to performing these actions under immense pressure.
More specifically, how do we integrate vague stimulus information, such as that person's body-figure, and the consequences of taking each of several possible actions, under time pressure?
A pro-Israeli lobby group launched immediate action and, under pressure, the French embassy cancelled the launch party in New York.
The Senate has been pondering taking action under increasing pressure from advocates for a policy change.
