pressure

Example Sentences

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He insisted that the U.S. needed to annex Greenland for its own security and that of the wider Western Hemisphere and initially sought to pressure Denmark, the Arctic island’s sovereign authority, to sell it.

From The Wall Street Journal

They arrived, once again, in a resealable deli container, with a straw — no pressure to finish in one sitting.

From Salon

The company has previously said that it is facing greater pressures than other water suppliers, partly because of population growth in the south of England.

From BBC

Spurs have so far backed Frank publicly despite their struggles this season, although Saturday's home defeat by West Ham has added to the pressure on the Dane.

From BBC

With high pressure expected to the east and lower pressure to the west, the UK will lie just on boundary between cold and mild air.

From BBC