Example sentences of "[verb] to press for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were , however , divisions within the Labour movement between those prepared to press for unemployment benefits and public works and those who argued that these were mere palliatives , and that shorter hours , higher pay and ultimately social ownership of industry should be the fundamental aims . |
| 2 | On Oct. 21 an independent military trade union called " Shield " was formed to press for reform . |
| 3 | For several reasons , it might also have been expected , and will be seen later to have been the case , that some of the younger teachers in the higher status selective schools might become allies of those in the universities beginning to press for change . |
| 4 | Main was not the only excise officer resident in Inverkeithing , and the Cunningham party , while continuing to press for Main 's reinstatement , did not neglect the remainder of the excise establishment . |
| 5 | Microsoft also continues to press for acceptance of its proprietary LAN , e-mail and other technologies as standards despite the existence of de facto and de jure standards supported by desktop Unix systems , a position that must give users pause . |
| 6 | Having burned their fingers two years ago , senior Ford executives will continue to press for change , but preferably not at the expense of another strike . |
| 7 | Will he continue to press for diversity in education through grant-maintained schools , through city technology colleges and through local management of schools responsive to parents ' wishes ? |
| 8 | She hoped Mr Fallon would continue to press for action on behalf of the licensees . |
| 9 | Austria , which chaired the European Free Trade Area ( EFTA ) Council of Ministers for the first half of 1991 , continued to press for agreement with the EC on a common European economic area ( EEA ) [ see pp. 38353 ; 38307 ] , which Economic Affairs Minister Schüssel described in January 1991 as " an important interim step … along the path to full [ EC ] membership " . |
| 10 | The work was not complete by that time , and although time for delivery is usually a condition , the defendant did not cancel the contract as he was entitled to do , but continued to press for delivery , thereby waiving his right to cancel . |
| 11 | After the plaintiffs had failed to complete the work by that date , the defendant continued to press for delivery but , on 29 June , gave notice that , if the work was not completed within a further four weeks , he would cancel the order . |