Example sentences of "[verb] up the pressure " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conservatism of central and local government bureaucracy is only likely to be overcome if there is a strong , independent political movement keeping up the pressure for the legislation to be made meaningful . |
| 2 | He should still be inside , keeping up the pressure until he forced the truth out of her . |
| 3 | As for the Multiple sclerosis sufferers at Didcot ; they believe there 's enough evidence to give credibility to their treatment , so they 're keeping up the pressure both inside and outside the chamber . |
| 4 | But we will be keeping up the pressure . ’ |
| 5 | Other insects hear through clumps of hairs or special antennae which work by detecting the movement of the vibrating air molecules instead of picking up the pressure waves of sound . |
| 6 | US AGENTS have turned up the pressure on the besieged Texas cult by using glaring floodlights on the compound and cutting off electricity , and those inside are trying to communicate with banners and Morse code . |
| 7 | Constantly turning up the pressure on suppliers to do even better makes doing business with carmakers tough ( see box ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Speak to Charlie , ’ she heard herself saying , and turned up the pressure . |
| 9 | Bishops then turned up the pressure in a search for an equaliser , and it nearly came on seventy minutes as yet another debut man , Tommy Callanan blasted the ball against the underside of the ball from literally yards out when it was easier to score . |
| 10 | I heard him pumping up the pressure and singing a folk song which began , ‘ We do n't smoke pot in Norwich City ’ . |
| 11 | Stomach and chest muscles then contract , pumping up the pressure in the lungs . |
| 12 | We must keep up the pressure on the lairds , the stream of meetings , so that we are all welded together , we feel our accumulated powers , day in day out . |
| 13 | We can keep up the pressure for more treaties just as public pressure led to the signing of the INF treaty in 1987 . |
| 14 | A Squadron certainly did keep up the pressure and achieved the desired result , mining and ambushing merrily . |
| 15 | We shall certainly keep up the pressure to achieve that , in the interests of Swan Hunter and many other fine firms in the United Kingdom . |
| 16 | But I think it is important for us to er , as an individual authority as well as working with other authorities , to actually keep up the pressure on the Ministry to , to let them know that this is n't going to go away , and that they 've got to come up with some answers which are , which are going to try and satisfy people . |
| 17 | If we do n't keep up the pressure , their pensions will be reduced . |
| 18 | ‘ I will constantly keep up the pressure to identify the murderer of L/Cpl Edwards . |
| 19 | The review team has concluded that the main objective must be to reduce the scope for dissatisfaction by stepping up the pressure on those solicitors who are not yet ‘ up-front ’ about charges . |
| 20 | Labour said it was stepping up the pressure for an urgent Commons statement from the Chancellor to clarify which areas of spending were ruled in or out from the Treasury review . |
| 21 | Once a repetition has been observed to flow , it can be dammed like a river , building up the pressure until it becomes irresistible and the dam bursts . |
| 22 | France yesterday stepped up the pressure on the Government to join the ERM . |
| 23 | When Manly-Warringah dropped out of the chase , St George stepped up the pressure and have never really let off . |
| 24 | Kirov stepped up the pressure . |
| 25 | Her call sharply stepped up the pressure on Prime Minister John Major who has so far ruled out military intervention in the savage civil war . |
| 26 | In the seconnd half Swindon stepped up the pressure and then a controversial penalty with Mitchell chasing there 's a mix-up in the box and in the melee , the referee blows up for a penalty saying Southend number 3 had held back Mitchell . |
| 27 | The principal , Sir David Smith , yesterday stepped up the pressure in the row over ministerial pledges , as the university court agreed to go ahead with up to 28 sackings . |
| 28 | CHINA stepped up the pressure over Hong Kong yesterday , threatening to remove its government after 1997 in complete breach of the handover agreements . |
| 29 | After a break , the play had more life with it as City stepped up the pressure and encamping their opponent 's half for long periods . |
| 30 | DELL KEEPS UP THE PRESSURE |