In fact, if the circumstances were not what they supposedly are, we would find ft difficult to forgive our brother king this overt pressure.

Despite plenty of overt pressure on Kenya's colonial authorities, the real independence movement was underground.

Can friendly dictatorships best be reformed through quiet diplomacy or overt pressure?

And they are concerned about the increasing overt pressure from elected officials to rethink their investment policies.

But overt and excessive pressure is counterproductive, especially in dealing with China, a large country where face is important.

Mr. Green said his top priority in restructuring the central board would be "protecting the system from overt political pressures."

But at every turn, overt pressure was weighed against strategic interests.

Mr. Gorbachev seemed to recognize that overt pressure would only backfire.

Subtle nudges turned into overt pressure in the days leading up to the pairs final.

Such acts would be easier to conceal than overt pressure from governments, which is a constant problem in the organization.