Example sentences of "[noun prp] have come under [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The south east of England has come under exceptional pressure from new housing proposals . |
| 2 | A former Justice Minister who had been elected Speaker only the previous January [ see p. 36943 ] , Ninn-Hansen had come under considerable criticism for a directive which he had issued in 1988 as Justice Minister to immigration authorities to give low priority to reuniting the families of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in Denmark . |
| 3 | President Bush has come under congressional pressure to step up the sanctions . |
| 4 | In Iran Rafsanjani had come under strong attack from Khomeini supporters who accused him of siding with America by accepting arms from the Great Satan and helping to get some of their hostages released . |
| 5 | Mobutu had come under sustained pressure to reach a power-sharing agreement with Tshisekedi , a leading figure of the opposition Democratic Union for Social Progress ( UDPS ) and in the opposition Sacred Union alliance , and his dismissal provoked renewed protests . |
| 6 | Rocard had come under increasing pressure in the National Assembly ( lower house of parliament ) where he was dependent on alliances with either the right or the PCF in order to get legislation approved . |
| 7 | TRANSPORT Secretary John MacGregor has come under fresh pressure to reject any plans for a new motorway linking mid-Essex with the M25 . |