pressure

Concern over unemployment has pressured governments to retain employment opportunities domestically.
Le risque de montée du chômage incite les gouvernements à préserver l'emploi national.
It has bowdlerised their reports, it has pressured them into changing their positions.
Elle a expurgé leurs rapports, elle a fait pression sur eux pour qu'ils changent d'avis.
Since 1960 the Cuban government has refused to accept the token annual rent ($5,000) from the United States and has pressured for the surrender of the base.
Depuis 1960, le gouvernement cubain a rejeté l'offre de rentes annuelles de $5,000 des États-Unis et a demandé que la base lui soit remise.
In the absence of such a ban, a series of boxing tragedies worldwide has pressured various sports regulatory bodies to adopt a variety of rules and standards to enhance the safety of boxers.
En l’absence d’une telle interdiction, une série de tragédies dans le monde de la boxe ont amené les autorités règlementaires à adopter différentes normes visant à accroître la sécurité des boxeurs.
In some communities, even the designated 'commissary' (community authority) has pressured families to sign the agreement, and in others, community members have been forced to sign in order to receive government contracts or support.
Dans certaines communautés, le 'comisariado' (autorité communautaire) a également fait pression sur les familles pour qu'ils signent ce contrat et dans d'autres, cette signature a été exigée comme condition pour obtenir d'autres projets et aides de la part du gouvernement.
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