The main impetus for change throughout has been international obligation, that is, response to foreign, rather than domestic, pressure.

But they don't want to be seen as making reforms only because of foreign pressure.

Despite foreign pressure, the prosperous Germans seem in no rush to change their ways.

But the general dismissed any idea that he was responding to foreign pressure.

Gold has also protected the country from foreign economic pressure.

Only rarely has foreign political pressure forced the commission's hand.

"We don't like foreign military pressure here in Yugoslavia."

And with foreign pressures mounting, an industrial design bill is possible, all agree.

Under foreign pressure, the country is now being forced to relax its banking secrecy.

He does not want to leave the impression that Japanese budget policies resulted from foreign pressure.