pressure
Example Sentences
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These shifts reflected a healthier daily pattern, with heart rate and blood pressure rising during daytime activity and falling at night during rest.
From Science Daily
After Nixon’s resignation in August 1974, Congress realized that reforms were needed to insulate the Justice Department from political pressure by the White House.
From Salon
In other sports we are having an extended conversation about Olympic pressure, and whether there’s something about Games which causes even the best to unravel at the worst possible time.
Defeat next weekend and the pressure builds on England, with two difficult away fixtures to finish.
From BBC
As Ford dropped back into the pocket to line up a drop-goal on 53 minutes, it felt like the drip-drip scoreboard pressure was set to grow.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
