Example sentences of "not press for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , since he 's not pressed for time , perhaps one more . |
| 2 | States which reject Part XI on the Deep Seabed have not pressed for amendment , but have taken steps to establish an alternative regime for the area . |
| 3 | We should learn to pay ourselves wage rises lower than inflation when necessary , and not to press for devaluation within the EMS . |
| 4 | Macmillan eventually realised that only Australia and New Zealand would resist the pressure and advised South Africa not to press for readmission as a republic . |
| 5 | That the Director of Public Prosecutions did not press for prosecution suggests that this line of defence might have been effective , or might have resulted in the prosecution net catching even larger , embarrassed fish . |