Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] up the pressure on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Around five thousand converged on the Commons to lobby their MPs and the Labour leader sought to step up the pressure on wavering conservatives at a pensioners ' rally . |
| 2 | ‘ Because , ’ said Riley through gritted teeth , ‘ I was told to keep up the pressure on him . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Meanwhile Mars has pledged to keep up the pressure on Walls , with no let-up in its campaign to woolovers of ice cream . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |