Sentence examples for position under pressure from inspiring English sources

Cavendish's team moved to the front inside the final five kilometres and held position under pressure from their rivals.

Pro-European Tories are alarmed because they believe the prime minister keeps changing his position under pressure from Ukip and Eurosceptics in their own party.

They say that in the summer of 2011 the president was willing to consider increasing the age for Medicare eligibility but has subsequently backed away from that position under pressure from liberals in what Republicans interpret as a sign of unwillingness at the White House to take on anything other than relatively easy cuts to health care providers.

Lib Dem Energy Secretary Ed Davey said the Tories had "changed position under pressure from their backbenchers and UKIP".

223709 Sanford Weill Citigroup In recent days, Jack Grubman, who resigned his position under pressure in August, was reported to have boasted that he changed his opinion of AT&T because he wanted to help Weill win his internal battle for control of the bank with then co-CEO John Reed John Reed.

Domestically, Corbyn has also found some of his positions under pressure.

Tannehill's throws demonstrate good velocity and accuracy when he is forced to deliver the ball in an off-balanced position while under pressure.

Although Mandaric will not be drawn on whether Megson's position is under pressure, all of those factors, sporting, financial and personal, are exacerbating the normal demands of an impatient club owner to reap success for his club.

However, his position came under pressure last year when Credit Suisse pleaded guilty to charges that it helped American citizens evade taxes, becoming the first bank in more than a decade to admit to a crime in the US.

Orender has been among those being mentioned as a possible candidate to be the next commissioner of the L.P.G.A. Carolyn Bivens resigned from that position July 13 under pressure from some of the tour's members; she was replaced on an interim basis by Marsha Evans.

At home he has a rugby ball with the outline of his hands drawn on it so he instinctively gets his finger position right under pressure.