Sentence examples for failing under pressure from inspiring English sources

Ford had an immediate opportunity to reply but missed a 40-metre penalty from in front of the posts, his nerve failing under pressure.

In a series of powerful scenes in counselling sessions, we watch a family failing under the pressures of work and expectation.

Of those, 35,000 in third, sixth and eighth grades were required to go by the chancellor at the time, Rudy Crew, as he phased in his program to end automatic promotion of failing students, under pressure from Mr. Giuliani.

Grade fraud, in which teachers simply give passing grades to failing students (often under pressure from school administrators) is also common.

However, from 16 April onwards, it was apparent that the Nivelle Offensive was failing and Haig came under pressure to keep the Germans occupied in the Arras sector in order to minimise French losses.

But here's the important part: Bank of America acquired the failing Countrywide under some pressure from the government.

Potter had been under pressure after failing to reach the finals two years in a row.

The BBC has previously come under pressure for failing to include any women in its annual shortlist.

The disclosure will make uncomfortable reading for David Cameron, who is under pressure for failing to introduce promised legislation to shine a light on the activities of lobbying companies.

World football's governing body has also come under pressure for failing to insist on meaningful reform ahead of the 2022 World Cup, controversially awarded to the tiny Gulf state in December 2010.

He had been under pressure for failing to boost sales at the retail chain, and for a data-security breach late last year that saw hackers steal 40m credit-card numbers and 70m pieces of personal customer information from the company's computer system.