Sentence examples for faced increased pressure from inspiring English sources

Swiss family companies have faced increased pressure from outside shareholders to perform more profitably or be taken over.

When Whole Foods announced its plan to buy Wild Oats on Feb. 21 it said it faced increased pressure from larger players.

Recently, the LSE has also faced increased pressure from a new breed of rival trading platforms such as Turquoise and Chi-X.

Nevertheless, the government faced increased pressure from public-sector unions demanding higher wages and from students and teachers opposed to the government's educational-reform project.

Ford has faced increased pressure to step down after the Toronto Star and gossip website Gawker produced stories giving details of how their staff had watched a clip that featured Ford apparently smoking from a crack pipe.

The 13,000-employee division, based in Louisville, Ky., has faced increased pressure in recent years from Chinese manufacturers, which have been growing at double-digit rates thanks in part to significantly lower costs.

But the governor also faced increasing pressure to clarify the allegations against him.

Citigroup has also faced increasing pressure from shareholders to buoy its returns.

As Exxon has become isolated from its peers, it has faced increasing pressure from shareholders and environmentalists.

But he faced increasing pressure to stop it, and for several years said publicly he would never allow it.

He faced increasing pressure over the past 24 hours from within his own party to quit parliament.