Sentence examples for defied pressure from inspiring English sources

North Korea is heavily sanctioned by UN resolutions but has defied pressure to abandon its missile and nuclear programmes.

In addition to breaking with his party at the zero hour on the Farm Bill, Murphy has defied pressure from the Democratic leadership on at least three other occasions.

In Sokolac, the small group of Bosnian Serb men who control almost all government, business and daily life have defied pressure to share power or allow thousands of refugees from other ethnic groups to return home.

The move is an about-face for the company, which had defied pressure from human rights groups, pension funds and some of its own shareholders that had asked the company to protect gay and lesbian employees from discrimination in the United States.

Throughout the rest of his first term, Netanyahu defied pressure from the Administration to curtail settlement construction and to make a serious commitment to peace.

Mr. Hussain remained a steadfast ally of Mr. Sharif in those days, defying pressure and intimidation from the military.

With the crisis apparently set to deepen, the foreign secretary, William Hague, today pledged UK support for military action to oust President Laurent Gbagbo, who is defying pressure to step down.

Israel has announced that it will conduct an internal investigation into last week's assault on a convoy of aid ships headed to Gaza, defying pressure for a thorough international inquiry.

After Tuesday's losses, Santorum pledged to defy pressure from "the Republican establishment and aristocracy" to drop out of the race and said he would keep going through the primaries in May.

Santorum vowed to defy pressure from what he described as "the Republican establishment and aristocracy" to drop out of the race by saying he would go on to fight the crucial battle in his home state of Pennsylvania on 24 April and beyond.

Tensions between China and Japan are at their highest level for decades as Tokyo defies pressure from Beijing over disputed East China Sea islands.