Example sentences of "of pressure " in BNC.
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| 1 | A pulse of pressure from behind threw them against the factor , he turned and jumped for the door , beat on it , it opened abruptly , and he fell inside . |
| 2 | It is , however , a lovely feeling to be cutting through timber with the slightest of pressure . |
| 3 | It can be surprising the amount of pressure a little wet concrete puts on shuttering . |
| 4 | What Scunthorpe managed last season Scarborough achieved despite the disappointment of seeing one of their most sustained periods of pressure relieved with the Steve Clarke goal which gave Chelsea the lead . |
| 5 | ‘ They are shrewd enough to appreciate that the appearance of pressure from outside is counter-productive in Israel , ’ one official said . |
| 6 | At Barclays de Zoete Wedd , whose report on the sector is due out this week , analyst Jane Anscombe points out that there are currently some worries on the advertising revenue front , and that some television people have seen a bit of pressure . |
| 7 | The performance revolves round rows of hissingly-hot pressure cookers , which are brought to the point of pressure ; suspended above them are boxes of ice , with nails and bits and pieces , which drop on to the pressure cooker lids as the ice melts . |
| 8 | Many Commonwealth leaders believe the movement in South Africa is the result of pressure already applied , and that only by turning the screw can the world be sure that there will be no turning back . |
| 9 | In contrast the authoritarian nature of Tanzanian politics can more usefully be measured by the number of political detainees which exceeded several hundred in the mid 1970s or in terms of the degree of pressure brought to bear on the rural population from 1974 to 1978 . |
| 10 | In the 1980s there has been an important adjustment in both exchange rates and agricultural pricing policy largely as a result of pressure from international aid agencies . |
| 11 | Even when meaningful financial rates of return were calculated , and proved to be low , but just in excess of the cost of borrowing , decisions were taken to implement projects as a result of pressure for action . |
| 12 | The mushrooming of aid budgets in the 1970s turned aid into a fairly important source of business for some small and medium-sized companies in Europe and elsewhere , indicated by the formation of pressure groups in many European Community ( EC ) countries to ensure that an increased proportion of national aid budgets ended up in the hands of that country 's exporters . |
| 13 | In the 1970s , this kind of pressure led to the prevalence of an increasing pool of funds allocated to soft or mixed commercial credits , which some EC governments were able to describe as aid . |
| 14 | Last week , Coats Viyella announced nearly 200 job cuts in the North , blaming a combination of pressure from high interest rates , the strong pound and cheap imports . |
| 15 | ARANGE of pressure groups , including Christian Aid , Greenpeace , the Child Poverty Action Group , the Low Pay Unit and Oxfam , are considered ‘ vehicles for subversion ’ by the Economic League , a study of the employment vetting agency discloses today . |
| 16 | The new alliance of pressure groups would aim to ‘ secure democracy in the NHS , exclude commercialisation of health care from the service and achieve a real health service review in which the people who work in the NHS are consulted . ’ |
| 17 | A dolphin dives with its lungs filled , and copes with the crushing effects of pressure at these depths by collapsing its chest as the water pressure compresses the air in its lungs . |
| 18 | An NMFS regulation brought into force in January 1981 to disallow night sets by US boats was dropped after only 8 days because of pressure from the tuna industry . |
| 19 | Led by a local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union , a coalition of pressure groups demanded the reform of police procedures . |
| 20 | If there is one thing that Japanese managers respond to , it is this sort of pressure . |
| 21 | If policies are to improve , third-world governments need to be subjected to a shrewd combination of pressure and advice . |
| 22 | In part because the other detector is already looking more expensive , there will be a lot of pressure to keep this new one cheap . |
| 23 | Common Law treated a contract as voidable if made under duress , i.e. threats of violence to life or limb ; it took no account of more subtle forms of pressure — the unfair advantage taken of a man in distressed circumstances , the influence exercised in certain relations , such as that of a guardian and his former ward , or solicitor and client . |
| 24 | ‘ I think — there 's a lot of pressure . |
| 25 | All kinds of pressure may be exerted on the child to keep quiet about the behaviour , with sometimes disastrous effects on his or her emotional development . |
| 26 | 2-Tone was at its peak , and there was a lot of pressure , a hell of a lot . |
| 27 | This is a result of pressure from British , French , Spanish and Belgian beer manufacturers which claim Germany is using this law to keep them out of its ( huge ) market . |
| 28 | According to the NAO , in one division conservation work had slipped to an almost negligible level in 1989/90 because of pressure of work , a high level of vacancies and lack of expertise . |
| 29 | ‘ In one division in midlands and western region , conservation work had slipped to an almost negligible level in 1989/90 because of pressure of work , a high level of vacancies and lack of expertise , ’ says the report . |
| 30 | It is that feeling of pressure and strain , coupled usually with extreme hunger , that makes people break their diets yet again . |