The ability to remain independent in the face of political pressure is a sensitive issue for agency officials.

They were concerned about being cut off and retreated in the face of continued British pressure.

It cannot be said that the country's political institutions have yielded in the face of pressure.

We do know that the Chinese have backed down in the face of economic pressure before.

So have his retreats on human rights in the face of such military pressure.

The president remains defiant in the face of Western pressure for change.

These prisoners have since been released in the face of international pressure.

She did so in the face of great pressure by the South African security forces.

But the board backed down in the face of extraordinary pressure from lawmakers.

As usual, children's rights count for nothing in the face of pressure from certain lobby groups.