Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [verb] up [art] pressure " in BNC.

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1 In almost identical terms , constituency parties in the province and Britain have stepped up the pressure for a decisive Government move .
2 The Los Angeles-based stars have set up a pressure group , Rock For Choice , to defend the right to abortion .
3 US AGENTS have turned up the pressure on the besieged Texas cult by using glaring floodlights on the compound and cutting off electricity , and those inside are trying to communicate with banners and Morse code .
4 An important influence over this change has come from the US , where shareholders have stepped up the pressure to conform to good community practice .
5 At a rally they heard the Labour leader John Smith repeat his criticism of the government having a fatal addiction to V A T. Several Conservative MPs have stepped up the pressure on senior ministers to reverse the plans .
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