Sentence examples for verbal pressure from inspiring English sources

"Mental disintegration" is the expression Waugh has since used to describe the psychological and verbal pressure his team exerts.

The verbal pressure is often accompanied by veiled warnings about the welfare of family members in Pakistan, they said.

"Like Kerry, Obama wouldn't have much leverage with the tough-nosed Putin unless Obama was also putting into play in the Syria war new elements of material — not verbal — pressure against the Assad-Russia-Iran alliance".

The verbal pressure is higher still, for in 1949 Berlin began dictating to a machine.Biographically the letters take the reader through Berlin's professional ascent from clever young don to Oxford professor, public educator and transatlantic academic star.

Phil, the superior all-round sportsman (Andrew Flintoff once told me that he was a good enough batsman to have played cricket for England), was winning comfortably, but Gary applied relentless verbal pressure, eventually psyching him into losing.

Date rape, also called acquaintance rape, a term used largely in industrialized countries to describe the forcing or coercing of a victim into unwanted sexual activity by a friend, romantic suitor, or peer through violence, verbal pressure, misuse of authority, use of incapacitating substances, or threat of violence.

If she had come across as tetchy and defensive, as she has so often this year, or if she had committed an embarrassing verbal gaffe, the pressure on her would have increased still further, and the chances of Vice-President Joe Biden entering the race would have gone up.

Roiphe may even be right to argue that it muddies the waters when women colloquially speak of "rape" in referring to sex that is caddish or is obtained through verbal or emotional pressure or manipulation, or when they label as "harassment" the occasional leer or off-color comment.

From a patient-safety perspective, it is also possible to consider a range of work system factors contributing to radiographer errors, such as time pressure, verbal or written communication problems, and bad equipment design.

The government is clearly hoping the threat of fines will enforce better handling of complaints and faster removal of illegal content than political pressure and verbal agreements from social media giants to 'do more' has thus far achieved.

Massey decided to wage a verbal war on the pressure to appear "chill" -- "a garbage virtue that will destroy the species" -- specifically in the context of dating and sex.