The downward pressure on prices paid to the farmers would cut heavily into their livelihood and might overwhelm the Federal price-support program.

Fiske knew Hawkins to be a good-natured sort who didn't let the constant pressures of his job overwhelm him.

Sometimes the pressures overwhelmed her and she drank too much or left him with unfamiliar relatives.

He worries that the pressures of fatherhood will overwhelm him.

Yugoslavia has become the new bogyman, proof of what can happen when emotion and pressure for rival advantage overwhelm the common interest.

But the pressure to conform and excel can overwhelm some students, experts say.

The demands on their time and the pressures on their families can overwhelm any interest in politics.

The pressure to finish, exhilarating at first, eventually overwhelmed some of the young designers.

The pressure of all those demons outside Colony's perimeter walls overwhelmed him with feelings of vulnerability.

Real-world pressures can overwhelm someone who has spent half his life locked up, as recidivism rates clearly indicate.