Example sentences of "come [prep] [adj] pressure " in BNC.
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| 1 | President Bush has come under congressional pressure to step up the sanctions . |
| 2 | At this price it has come under increasing pressure from the Commodore Amiga , which starts at the same price and attracts similar discounts . |
| 3 | Television and media have come under increasing pressure from the government not to publicise controversies about military and security matters . |
| 4 | Although the new government had almost immediately initiated investigations of former CPCz officials for crimes committed before the November revolution , it had come under increasing pressure to broaden the scope of the investigations , particularly after a demonstration by over 100,000 people in Prague on May 12 . |
| 5 | Rocard had come under increasing pressure in the National Assembly ( lower house of parliament ) where he was dependent on alliances with either the right or the PCF in order to get legislation approved . |
| 6 | However , following the overwhelming defeat of these proposals in a popular referendum on Nov. 15 [ see p. 39185 ] , he had come under increasing pressure from party activists to resign . |
| 7 | Friends of Morton said : ‘ We are convinced the princess has come under unbelievable pressure to issue this statement . |
| 8 | The authorities had come under growing pressure to act more vigorously against extreme right-wing organizations and activities after a hotel used as a temporary refugee centre was firebombed on Jan. 17 , the first incident of its kind in Austria . |
| 9 | The world of analytical measurement has come under severe pressure recently , noted Worswick . |
| 10 | The south east of England has come under exceptional pressure from new housing proposals . |
| 11 | Membership has fallen by more than 3 million or nearly 25 percent , and traditional systems of labour organization and industrial relations have come under considerable pressure . |
| 12 | TRANSPORT Secretary John MacGregor has come under fresh pressure to reject any plans for a new motorway linking mid-Essex with the M25 . |
| 13 | Mobutu had come under sustained pressure to reach a power-sharing agreement with Tshisekedi , a leading figure of the opposition Democratic Union for Social Progress ( UDPS ) and in the opposition Sacred Union alliance , and his dismissal provoked renewed protests . |