Example sentences of "[vb past] to press for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Planning issues would also be important and DEW planned to press for a green belt around Darlington . |
| 2 | He treated Vial leniently in his committee 's report , but failed to press for the early appointment of the necessary second professor . |
| 3 | Perhaps most disturbing from the point of view of the central authorities , the party organisations in the three republics , particularly in Lithuania , began to press for a greater degree of independence , establishing direct links with outside ruling parties and adopting their own programme and statute , within or if necessary outside the framework of the CPSU as a whole . |
| 4 | It would seem that the priests fought a hard election campaign for the liberals began to press for the limitation of clerical deputies — a step inconceivable in 1809 . |
| 5 | The executive of the 1922 Committee met at the home of its chairman , Edward du Cann , on October 14 , and decided to press for a leadership election . |
| 6 | Instead the organisation 's east coast committee voted to press for a temporary import ban on Russian cod to allow EC markets to stabilise . |
| 7 | The business sector was disappointed that the cut in interest rates was not larger , however , and they continued to press for a devaluation . |
| 8 | Although the Scottish Division defeated re-affiliation by 88 votes to 6 at its Conference in February 1938 the MPs continued to press for a return to the Labour Party . |
| 9 | The ANC continued to press for the setting up of an interim government during the constitutional negotiations , whereas some other groups , including the Democratic Party and the Zulu-based Inkatha movement , favoured the current government staying in power during the transition period . |
| 10 | During 1990-91 the Commission continued to press for the introduction of its policy deregulating European air traffic routes . |
| 11 | The Labour Party , on the other hand , continued to press for the acceptance of its Parliamentary Standing Orders . |
| 12 | He intended to press for a re-vote and one member less of old Throgmorton 's supporters would suit him nicely . |