bring pressure to bear upon
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The only means of avoiding this danger was to bring pressure to bear upon the senate through the pretorian cohorts, which were as friendly to the family of Augustus as the senate was hostile.
From The Women of the Caesars by Ferrero, Guglielmo
In making tests the operation of the straining screws is always downward so as to bring pressure to bear upon the weighing platform.
From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.
The answers of the other powers were unsatisfactory or evasive, none of them being willing to bring pressure to bear upon the government of young Alfonso, while the Carlist war was on his hands.
From The United States and Latin America by Latane, John Holladay
I wish we had an empty cottage where we could put them" said Donovan; "but I am afraid all I can do is to bring pressure to bear upon the authorities.
From We Two, a novel by Lyall, Edna
Accordingly the Federal Reserve Act contains a number of provisions designed to bring pressure to bear upon these to enter the system immediately.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
