Sentence examples for role under pressure from inspiring English sources

It may also put Amla's role under pressure after Smith hinted at a return to international cricket, saying: "I'm 34 now, retired at 33, there's always that question mark of whether I can play for another three-four years".

Meanwhile Valentin Balakhnichev, the former IAAF treasurer and president of the Russian athletics federation who stepped away from his role under pressure from the IAAF council in December, is here in Beijing (although not, it is said, in any official role).

She later stood down from the role, under pressure to quit from MPs and victims concerned about her family links.

This was where the greatest contrast in the teams was to be found; the ability to perform skills and execute roles under pressure.

The categoricalist, who typically invokes quidditism which asserts that the essence of a property is given independently of its theoretical roles, seems to be under pressure to hold that this world should be distinguished from the actual world.

Watching these Celtics navigate playoff expectations created by a 66-victory season, it's been interesting to watch Garnett, Pierce and to a lesser extent Allen share team management chores, never going negative under pressure, empowering role players like Powe, who had 21 points in 14 minutes Sunday, and the young point guard Rajon Rondo, who had 16 assists.

Dimon is also under pressure over his role as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, one of the institutions that regulates JP Morgan and other banks.

Ms. Bullock's performance is a bravura demonstration of "grace under pressure," in a role that was clearly physically and mentally demanding.

Mr. Spielberg came under pressure for his role in helping to plan the Olympic opening ceremony when the actress Mia Farrow criticized him for supporting what she called the "Genocide Olympics".

A spokeswoman for the Swiss bank UBS, which together with the British bank HSBC has come under pressure for their role as custodians, did not return calls seeking comment.

The day also offered some respite for the trade minister Lord Green, who is under pressure over his role as chief executive and then chairman at HSBC in the years when, a Senate committee has recently revealed, the bank was laundering money for Mexican drug barons, rogue nations and possibly even terrorists.