The President eventually agreed to the appointment in the face of overwhelming political pressure.

Time and time again large corporations put their interests before everything else, until there is overwhelming pressure from popular opinion.

This ignores a large group of students: those who, whether from school, family, friends or personality, feel overwhelming pressure early on.

Ms. Steinfeld agrees, though, that students can run into overwhelming pressure from many sources.

After overwhelming pressure to hire her back, Phillips did so begrudgingly.

James Comey displayed integrity in the face of overwhelming pressure to do otherwise.

Promoting aviation, the experts made clear, means not adding to operating cost unless there is overwhelming public pressure.

Despite overwhelming pressure for Turner to scuttle the appointments, he refused to do so.

Chile was the last country to legalise divorce in 2004 after overwhelming public pressure.

A young girl could do nothing against such overwhelming social pressure.