Example sentences of "press for [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And at a time when the Ingard lot are pressed for money , he 's about the last person you 'd have thought they 'd go to any trouble over . |
| 2 | In West Germany , on the other hand , there has been greater emphasis by unions upon legislative enactment to further their general objectives since , historically , the unions accepted the republic created after World War I as being ‘ their ’ state and consequently pressed for government legislation in the social and labour field ( Günter and Leminsky , 1978 ) . |
| 3 | The Viet Minh attacked in Hanoi ; many French people were killed and wounded , among them Sainteny who had always pressed for compromise . |
| 4 | Excluded groups and those just above the income limit always felt aggrieved and pressed for inclusion . |
| 5 | In the 1670s and 1680s commercial interests in London had pressed for war on the grounds that French expansionism , if left unchecked , would jeopardise England 's trading interests . |
| 6 | Progress has already , has also been made on erm , the army 's pressed for County Council support to launch their Best Trained Workforce of Britain promotion , and , and a day 's been set , the twenty second of April , far forward . |
| 7 | Israel , however , pressed for Resolution 425 to be made part of a peace treaty , a proposal rejected by Lebanon . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Furthermore , they argued — with little effect — NIH was hard pressed for cash , and the costs of setting up a new institute would almost surely come out of the research budget . |
| 10 | A sub-plot in ‘ All the Vermeers ’ offers the anguish of a drug-addicted artist , pressed for cash just when the market is turning downward . |
| 11 | Marshall seems to think it relates to the oyster farm negotiations , but as no money , has yet been received on that account I don t see why commission had to be paid in advance , particularly at a time when the group is pressed for cash . |
| 12 | I think I 'll be on the next plane , but erm what about prices because that , again looking from the point of view of the recession , people have been a bit hard pressed for cash . |
| 13 | She taught , pressed for prison reform , and helped set up charitable houses for elderly , epileptic , and incurable women . |
| 14 | Well , since he 's not pressed for time , perhaps one more . |
| 15 | No matter how pressed for time or strapped for cash you may be , should you pass by one of these shops , with a window display of dummies wearing neatly ironed kagouls and ice-axes arranged in a fan shape round a rucksack , you will go inside and not leave until you have purchased a pair of thick socks . |
| 16 | You are the person who has the initiative , so you should never need to arrange interviews , even one-off interviews , when you are pressed for time . |
| 17 | If you are being honest with yourself and with her and you really are terribly pressed for time , you will never be short of concrete reasons to give , and she will find these much more acceptable and less hurtful than vague excuses , provided , of course , that your overall treatment of her is one of care and not neglect . |
| 18 | As a business becomes more sophisticated , as the founder is more pressed for time and is earning more money , the concept of outside help becomes more acceptable and , ultimately , desirable . |
| 19 | I was generally pressed for time in my few day in Sydney , and did not have the opportunity to explore the graphic potential of the monoline as well as it deserved . |
| 20 | I was generally pressed for time in my few days in Sydney , and did not have the opportunity to explore the graphic potential of the monoline as well s it deserved . |
| 21 | Large species with long incubation and growth periods , for example swans and geese , are particularly pressed for time . |
| 22 | So if you are pressed for time it is better during your first year in a language area to give more time to direct contact with people than to spend hours at your desk typing . |
| 23 | But is is surprising how often High Court judges , pressed for time and hearing only the plaintiff 's side , overlook the principle and grant an " interim injunction " without inquiring whether the defendant intends to defend . |
| 24 | Erm , we do work together , where we share a common agenda , and we find that we share common policy positions , and there are a lot discussions that go on about policy questions between environmental N G Os , erm , and also like any N G O that 's pressed for time and money , we work together where actually it can be justified by the results . |
| 25 | Councillor Fiona Matheson from Stromness , a member of the Social Work Committee , consistently pressed for information . |
| 26 | If the calls for change are allowed to build up peacefully in Leipzig , then there will clearly be an escalation in the number of those who press for change . |
| 27 | The State should take the roles that charities are forced to provide for the sick , needy and downtrodden of all races , sexes and sexual orientations , and the churches , if they are God 's houses on Earth , should highlight problems and press for change . |
| 28 | Press for power , point the camera and just shoot — nothing could be easier . |
| 29 | Animal groups press for pain clause |
| 30 | press for action to make sure people do n't waste time or go round in circles |