Example sentences of "[prep] more pressure " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their ways had diverged at university — Angela Morgan had gone on to Oxford to read English , the fatherless Francesca , under more pressure to make a living , had gone to Cambridge to read law . |
| 2 | Make a special check at this time of year , fencing is put under more pressure in winter , because horses push against it trying to reach grass on the other side and mill round gateways wanting to come in . |
| 3 | Councils are coming under more pressure to save money . |
| 4 | THE Cork ‘ 20 ’ Rally , its position in the Dunlop Tarmac championship already believed threatened , is coming under more pressure . |
| 5 | But Mr Major was expected to face stormy Commons scenes as he came under more pressure during Prime Minister 's question time this afternoon . |
| 6 | He was facing stormy Commons scenes this afternoon as he came under more pressure during Prime Minister 's question time . |
| 7 | But Mr Major was expected to face stormy Commons scenes as he came under more pressure during Prime Minister 's question time this afternoon . |
| 8 | But even if the relative lack of profitable investment opportunities goes some way to explaining the poor investment rate , then if US business had felt itself under more pressure , it might have made greater efforts to improve technology . |
| 9 | There is also a general feeling that a co-ordination unit will result in more pressure and control on functional departments . |