bring pressure to bear upon
Example Sentences
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If you take an empty vessel and bring pressure to bear upon it, in go the sides.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. XV to XXI by Maclaren, Alexander
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
The Press," he said to me, "is the only vehicle left by which one can bring pressure to bear upon public opinion.
From On Nothing and Kindred Subjects by Belloc, Hilaire
His object, however, was not to establish a permanent new party organization, but to bring pressure to bear upon Northern Democrats to force them to adopt a policy opposed to the further extension of slavery.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
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.
