Too much pressure applied to an unwilling, unprepared, ill-equipped, or incapable leader results in flawed thinking, bad decisions, and wrong actions.
Too many times, though, it has run up against corporate pressure applied through Congress, not least in the case of special-purpose entities, the trick that Enron used.
He argues that with antilock brake and stability systems, 100 percent reliability is possible because they merely survey signals from within the car: wheel speed, pressure applied to the brake pedal, and so on.
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The United States does not believe, however, that such intervention in the form of economic and political pressure applied to the Soviet republics should be utilized to coerce them to remain within a new Union.
Increasing density is smart and necessary, especially near a transportation hub as solid as Grand Central, but there needs to be equal pressure applied to making sure that district-wide development is of the highest quality, encompassing a richer mix of scales and uses, to ensure that Midtown is once again glamorous from curb to storefront to skyscraper spire.
And there will be a debate, I'm sure, whether too much pressure was applied and the public interest was put in jeopardy because of that pressure.
The campaign continued, even after the case theoretically had been decided, with pressure largely applied to Roberts.
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Particular pressure was applied to the Chinese government during G20 meetings in which they were a key focal point.
Skis are designed to turn when pressure is applied to their edges.
The improper pressure was applied in letters, emails and phone calls.
This device would ensure uniform pressure was applied to the skin.
The treatment ends with a shiatsu foot massage where pressure is applied to acupuncture points that allow for the better flow of energy throughout the body.
Our correspondent says he has never seen this much pressure being applied to a member state by the rest of the eurozone community in recent years.
Unrelenting pressure is applied to convince companies to sign up.
The Puerto Rican icon had hordes of fans at the sold-out arena, but for all the pressure he applied, Cotto wasn't able to connect with his signature left hook with any regularity.
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To make them sensitive to the deflection caused by pressure, the researchers carved grooves in the fibres along their length so that the bouncing of the light was less efficient at the point where pressure was applied.
If pressure bleeds off there is clearly a problem with the pressure integrity of the shoe, However, industry practice dictates that a positive test, that is no pressure drop, is not diagnostic, simply because the reservoir pressure is sufficient to retain the pressure being applied.
Pressure should be applied on those states from the heart of the Muslim world that export Islamism.
International pressure had been applied to Macedonia's leaders not to destabilise the region by declaring a state of war.
However, a spokesperson said that no pressure was being applied to Conservative MPs to vote in a particular way.
The pressure should be applied to Uganda's president, not US President Barack Obama.
He called for greater pressure to be applied to republican and loyalist paramilitaries.
By using legal-norms arguments to shape public opinion, pressure is indirectly applied on policymakers to adopt practices inimical to the Nation's security.
Similarly, pressure should be applied on African governments contributing to the continent's democracy deficit that makes Islamism's offer of empowerment appealing to frustrated populations.
The murder charge against Mr Kane includes claims that he struck his grandmother on the head with a blunt implement and applied pressure to her neck.
Pressure must be applied on exporters of Islamism to stop funding radicalism, and greater consideration must be given to alleviating local conditions that make Islamism alluring.
The stock closed down fractionally despite the earnings beat most likely because of declines in the price of crude oil, which applied pressure to the entire sector.
But the Russian Duma failed to pass the necessary tax laws to accompany the deal until ExxonMobil, with the help of the U.S. government and Putin, applied pressure.
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