Example sentences of "press for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was pressed for a date and told ‘ before tonight I always thought of you as a child — but you 're not . ’ |
| 2 | There was still considerable doubt among the ex-CEB men about the merits of this thesis , but Hacking and Pask , annoyed at being upstaged by an outside critic , pressed for a reconsideration of the issue , while D. P. Sayers , a new non-CEB recruit as head transmission engineer , catalysed the headquarters engineers into a new approach . |
| 3 | Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt said he expected the project to proceed , but did not say whether the government would take the unprecedented step of overriding the commission ; environmentalists have pressed for a tunnel to be built instead . |
| 4 | The Section became engrossed in the preparations for Bretton Woods and the founding of the IMF , and the Labour politicians who had pressed for a declaration of post-war policy were getting ready to fight the next general election . |
| 5 | Labour had pressed for a programme to boost jobs and investment . |
| 6 | An anorexic may tell her friends or parents , ‘ I 'd like to be slim ’ , and , if pressed for a reason , may reply along the lines of , ‘ So that I can wear nice clothes , date good-looking boys , and generally have a good time . ’ |
| 7 | Kerry , president of the Committee for the Search of American Servicemen Missing in Action , had long pressed for a lifting of the US trade embargoes against Vietnam and Cambodia . |
| 8 | She had not pressed for a statement at Westminster out of respect to his family . |
| 9 | Towards the end of the Attorney General 's speech , George Robertson , Labour 's foreign affairs spokesman , pressed for a motion which would have had the effect of delaying progress on the bill to be put to the vote . |
| 10 | At a future review conference — such conferences will occur every few years in the Community — it might be desirable to go even further and press for a clause in the Community body of law that makes it crystal clear that all powers that are not specifically allocated to the Community should remain as of right with the member states , as is the case in the American constitution . |
| 11 | Nevertheless at one stage in the build-up to the OPEC conference of December 1987 , Oil Minister Aghazadeh , pressing for a price rise , threatened to flood the market , saying Iran ‘ could produce 4 million barrels a day ’ . |
| 12 | In successfully pressing for a referendum on the Common Market , he obliged Wilson to suspend the doctrine of collective Cabinet responsibility , an event without precedent since the National Government had done the same on the free-trade issue in the early thirties . |
| 13 | Citizens ' Action and other environmental groups have been pressing for a broadening of the reporting requirements , so as to give a more accurate of pollution levels . |
| 14 | No department was actively pressing for a treaty . |
| 15 | The Finnish government had hitherto been pressing for a change in the plans , to incorporate a special section allowing passage for rigs over 65 metres high . |
| 16 | Nigeria was believed to be pressing for a softening of repayment terms and a reduction of interest rates on its debt , in line with the decline in its income . |
| 17 | Our campaigns include saving the rainforests , securing better protection for Britain 's countryside and recently pressing for a ban on the ivory trade to save the elephant . |
| 18 | Environmentalists are pressing for a ban on logging in ancient forests throughout Europe . |
| 19 | They will be pressing for a settlement of more than 10 per cent in what will be the most severe test of the Government 's inflation policy . |
| 20 | Counsel on both sides were pressing for a settlement ; to go on would be futile . |
| 21 | Any reserves pressing for a midfield slot ( Tinkler maybe ) ? |
| 22 | As you will know the local residents and visitors have been pressing for a footpath along Gubberford Lane for many years . |
| 23 | Suddenly it was the Chinese , not the foreigners , who were pressing for a deal . |
| 24 | Last season 's top scorer Mark Bright returned to the attack , after being left out at the start of the season , to hit two goals in as many games and clear the way for Warhurst to finally go , especially with England Under-21 striker Chris Bart-Williams also pressing for a starting spot . |
| 25 | DEC is rumoured to be pressing for a Unix SVR4 personality on top of OSF/1 : remember it already has SVR4 for its telecomms stuff . |
| 26 | The army was reported to be pressing for a role in the new body , despite public sensitivity over any apparent resurrection of the National Intelligence Directorate ( DINA ) of the post-1973 regime . |
| 27 | The Football Supporters Association , who are pressing for a rethink on the Taylor Report , have received a letter from the Premier League 's chairman , Sir John Quinton , expressing his opposition to all-seat stadiums . |
| 28 | According to the Independent of June 13 , the Soviet Union , China and India were pressing for a relaxation of sanctions . |
| 29 | De Gaulle was refusing military co-operation within NATO unless the Anglo-American nuclear club was widened into a tri-partite relationship ; and Washington feared that the Germans might also start pressing for a finger on the nuclear trigger . |
| 30 | Labour group leader Coun Dave Jackson , supported by Coun Alf Rose and Coun Paul Witter , are pressing for a report on the possibility of the 25-acre site being incorporated into adjacent Eastham Country Park . |