Sentence examples for fought pressure from inspiring English sources

Unlike the Apple execs in the U.S. who recently fought pressure from the FBI for similar access to locked smart phones, RIM apparently had no objections.

He and several other volcanologists prevented people from being near the volcano during the few months of pre-eruptive activity, and successfully fought pressure to re-open the area.

"From an economic perspective they have less incentive to fight" pressure from the government, he said.

Never did he forget how he and Elspet had to fight pressure from the establishment – and family – to place their young daughter Shelley in a spartan institution and walk away.

His hospital either fought the pressure to control costs and went down with the local economy or learned how to benefit from cost control.

Barbara Cook, 21, a college student from Baltimore, said the fact that that war must still be fought means pressure on the president must continue.

In the 1980's and early 90's major music labels held themselves up as free-speech champions as they fought against pressure groups attacking specific songs.

Even before his announcement on Sunday, it was already seen as highly unusual that Cardinal O'Brien would not attend the conclave, and several other cardinals accused of protecting abusive priests have fought off pressure not to participate from advocates for abuse victims.

The late computer programmer Aaron Swartz fought prosecutorial pressure to plea out to a felony conviction for cybercrimes (for mass-downloading academic articles).

S&T policy is full of people who have jumped across boundaries and fought institutional pressures.

Most analysts expect Mr. Shahabuddin would fight such pressure, as Mr. Gilani did.