Example sentences of "keep 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 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 .
6 We can keep up the pressure for more treaties just as public pressure led to the signing of the INF treaty in 1987 .
7 A Squadron certainly did keep up the pressure and achieved the desired result , mining and ambushing merrily .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 If we do n't keep up the pressure , their pensions will be reduced .
11 ‘ I will constantly keep up the pressure to identify the murderer of L/Cpl Edwards .
12 DELL KEEPS UP THE PRESSURE
13 And although the voices from the heartland are reluctant to intervene anywhere , and Congress is at sea , the press keeps up the pressure , pointing to the moral responsibility of solo superpowers to act , and the shame of dragging feet .
14 The rebels have vowed to keep up the pressure on Mr Cristiani until his government agrees to negotiation that would lead to full guarantees for human rights and civil liberties , as well as the dismissal of several high-ranking army officers .
15 Yet inefficiency in the command structure had hampered his efforts to keep up the pressure on Rommel 's supply lines , and in being ordered to return to base , he felt the grip of official interference .
16 Stirling divided them up into eight patrols of three jeeps each , with orders to keep up the pressure .
17 They intend to keep up the pressure , because I understand that the player can be lured to Old Trafford .
18 When Parliament sat again , the government announced that there would not be a ballot for Private Members ' Bills in the first session , and therefore there was no possibility of homosexual law reform , a decision which prompted the Earl of Arran to reintroduce his Sexual Offences Bill into the House of Lords to keep up the pressure .
19 ‘ Because , ’ said Riley through gritted teeth , ‘ I was told to keep up the pressure on him . ’
20 The EC clearly intends to keep up the pressure .
21 While conceding that this is an area of ‘ great difficulty ’ , Bob Cooper intends to keep up the pressure on the security forces to improve their fair employment record .
22 The husband of Julie Godwin , who was murdered while on holiday with a friend in South Africa says he 's determined to keep up the pressure on the police to find her killer .
23 Meanwhile Mars has pledged to keep up the pressure on Walls , with no let-up in its campaign to woolovers of ice cream .
24 With the long summer evenings and school holidays about to start … the Police are pledged to keep up the pressure against the joyriders
25 So despite the payment reinstatement of the sacked journalists is still no nearer but some intend to keep up the pressure to get their jobs back .
26 This is a unique chance for them to retain the use of this line and I urge them to keep up the pressure .
27 We feel we have to keep up the pressure . ’
28 Now the snipers keep up the pressure while the new Romania 's foundations are being laid .
29 WACC is equally grateful to all those women who keep up the pressure and insist on equal opportunities for women and men .
30 Now , because everything we did or said might have had some effect on John , I found it hard to relax about any aspect and always felt that we had to do more , be more efficient , keep up the pressure .
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