Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [be] pressing [prep] " in BNC.

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1 As you will know the local residents and visitors have been pressing for a footpath along Gubberford Lane for many years .
2 Because of its concerns about the consultants ' figures , convention officials have been pressing for an urgent meeting of a joint Scottish Office-COSLA working party on finance since early February but that has not taken place .
3 Tropical timber producers have been pressing for the ITTA , which expires next year , to be replaced by a comprehensive agreement that also covers wood from temperate forests .
4 The Americans have been pressing for much more money .
5 Local residents have been pressing for action to curb the speed and behaviour of some drivers .
6 Citizens ' Action and other environmental groups have been pressing for a broadening of the reporting requirements , so as to give a more accurate of pollution levels .
7 The engineering unions have been pressing for a 35-hour working week , but the deal at NEI — a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce — would satisfy their claim for a two-hour reduction in the working week .
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