Sentence examples for covert pressure from inspiring English sources

There is covert pressure, most notably the cyber campaign against the country, code-named Olympic Games,' that went on for years.

Aynsley-Green says: "Such explicit or, even worse, covert pressure is unacceptable, and could undermine the legality of any 'consent' so obtained.

When Rogers, a frequent foe of the prince, was bidding to redesign the Royal Opera House, he believes the prince wrecked his chances using covert pressure.

In the interview with The New Yorker, he said that while Iran resumed its nuclear project about seven years ago, "the economic and diplomatic and covert pressure, led by America, obviates the need for any attacks now".

It is clear, then, that opponents may try to offset propaganda by taking direct action or by invoking covert pressures or community sanctions to bring it under control.

Informed consent is therefore essential to protect the autonomy of participants, particularly where overt or covert pressures exist, or where scientific uncertainty about risk requires interpretation for a prospective participant whose health literacy and familiarity with scientific concepts is low.

At a number of secret meetings with U.S. officials between 2004 and 2007, Dagan detailed a "five-front strategy" that involved political pressure, covert measures, counterproliferation, sanctions and regime change.

(No "sustained fighting"?) And given reports of covert operatives, the pressure to end a stalemate, and the continuing threat to civilians, the assertion that there is no "significant chance of escalation" is mysterious — does it just mean that we promise we won't go in too deep?

The pressure to covert to Islam is immense.

So the Iranian leader must be approached directly, but discreetly, by someone he trusts who conveys assurances from President Obama that covert operations and public pressure have been demonstrably reduced.

In Netanyahu's view, Obama, despite instituting crippling economic sanctions, despite carrying out a series of covert operations, despite diplomatic pressure, despite vows that an Iranian bomb is impermissible — despite all that — is weak and deluded.