Example sentences of "have [been] pressing [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That has brought a great deal of success , because the French Government are now taking the tough measures that we have been pressing on them for 10 years . |
| 2 | The engineering unions have been pressing for a 35-hour working week , but the deal at NEI — a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce — would satisfy their claim for a two-hour reduction in the working week . |
| 3 | The Americans have been pressing for much more money . |
| 4 | Local residents have been pressing for action to curb the speed and behaviour of some drivers . |
| 5 | Authorities ranging from North Yorkshire to Dorset have been pressing for funds to convert existing boys ' attendance centres into mixed facilities . |
| 6 | The aim of this legislation , as the Supreme Court noted , is to facilitate economic development , although it is fair to add that lenders both from within and outside the country have been pressing for change for some time . |
| 7 | As you will know the local residents and visitors have been pressing for a footpath along Gubberford Lane for many years . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Tropical timber producers have been pressing for the ITTA , which expires next year , to be replaced by a comprehensive agreement that also covers wood from temperate forests . |
| 10 | Because of its concerns about the consultants ' figures , convention officials have been pressing for an urgent meeting of a joint Scottish Office-COSLA working party on finance since early February but that has not taken place . |
| 11 | erm Has that been a concern of unions , or has it been other sorts of organisations that have been pressing for them over the years ? |
| 12 | That is why we have been pressing within the EC for full liberalisation of services . |