Example sentences of "under more [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Pointed comments are made about racial discrimination within the army , the insensitivity of television journalists , and uninformed liberal political views : indeed , the anti-war movement at home comes under more criticism than the NVA regulars entrenched at the top of the hill .
2 You 're putting your body under more stress .
3 Their ways had diverged at university — Angela Morgan had gone on to Oxford to read English , the fatherless Francesca , under more pressure to make a living , had gone to Cambridge to read law .
4 Make a special check at this time of year , fencing is put under more pressure in winter , because horses push against it trying to reach grass on the other side and mill round gateways wanting to come in .
5 Councils are coming under more pressure to save money .
6 THE Cork ‘ 20 ’ Rally , its position in the Dunlop Tarmac championship already believed threatened , is coming under more pressure .
7 But Mr Major was expected to face stormy Commons scenes as he came under more pressure during Prime Minister 's question time this afternoon .
8 He was facing stormy Commons scenes this afternoon as he came under more pressure during Prime Minister 's question time .
9 But Mr Major was expected to face stormy Commons scenes as he came under more pressure during Prime Minister 's question time this afternoon .
10 But even if the relative lack of profitable investment opportunities goes some way to explaining the poor investment rate , then if US business had felt itself under more pressure , it might have made greater efforts to improve technology .
11 By the time he had pressed her into a seat she had herself under more control , and was suffering acute embarrassment at her outburst .
12 Meanwhile England 's shell-shocked footballers came under more fire yesterday for insulting American goalkeeping hero Tony Meola during the 2–0 defeat in Boston .
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