Noun : the pressure of earth against a wall. ,the pressures of daily life. ,the social pressures of city life; financial pressure. ,He works well under pressure. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : They pressured him into accepting the contract. From Dictionary.com.
World's biggest theater chain pressured prosecutor. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
LET THE BIRDS WORK YOU Allow the birds to do most of the calling, especially in pressured areas. From Wordnik.com. [Field & Stream Hunts with Turkey Legend R.] Reference
I have to state that i understand that he felt pressured from the prosecuting attorney to plead his case down. From Wordnik.com. [Handley pleads guilty in manga obscenity case | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment] Reference
Morgan, a defensive end, pressured from the left side to get his arm high enough to tip the field-goal attempt. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Whenever she is pressured, that is when she gets nastier with her attacks and the campaign has had enough of that already. From Wordnik.com. [Analysis: As Obama nears finish line, can Clinton rebound?] Reference
Obama cannot be "pressured" into doing the right thing. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: GM's Turn on Obama's Chopping Block] Reference
Obama cannot be 'pressured' into doing the right thing. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: GM's Turn on Obama's Chopping Block] Reference
Some of them have been kind of pressured to leave office. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 10, 2000] Reference
I'm sure he was "pressured" into pleading guilty, somehow. From Wordnik.com. [Handley pleads guilty in manga obscenity case | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment] Reference
Did you feel kind of pressured to meet the particular quota?. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Vickie Jacobs, December 11, 1993. Interview K-0100. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
So did you ever feel kind of pressured, with that clock there?. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Zelma Montgomery Murray, March 4, 1976. Interview H-0034. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
The idea that the Dems can be "pressured" to move left is fundamentally mistaken. From Wordnik.com. [What are Progressives Waiting For?] Reference
President Reagan vows that the Sandinistas will be "pressured" until "they say 'uncle.'". From Wordnik.com. [George Bush's Samson Option] Reference
Were the networks handled that reasonably, or were they kind of pressured by the administration?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2001] Reference
(That would be the same Obama that you believe can be "pressured" tostand up to the demands of Wall St.). From Wordnik.com. [Wall Street and Bernanke: The Blind Leading the Blind] Reference
No, other president that I have known has ever been "pressured" into making a choice of such high nature. From Wordnik.com. [BET founder to push for Clinton as Obama's VP pick] Reference
As a parent should I just let that one go -- and let her dress like a Bratz doll because she feels "pressured" to do so?. From Wordnik.com. [Danielle Crittenden: So Dear, Why DO You Want to Dress Like A Skank?] Reference
Needless to say, Paar was not seriously "pressured" by anyone except Buckley who rang him up and asked for "equal time.". From Wordnik.com. [r_urell: William F. Buckley: Father of Modern "Conservatism"] Reference
It is very likely that Cathay decided to forgo this business for that particular reason or "pressured" by insurance company?. From Wordnik.com. [Hostile offensive from the right] Reference
Beck said he was being "pressured" a few months back. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
FAA is "pressured" to allow Drones to over fly US soil. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
Australia 'pressured' to refuse Uighurs: Palau president. From Wordnik.com. [China Post Online - Taiwan , News , Taiwan newspaper] Reference
DP: He didn't like being 'pressured' into drug use by us. From Wordnik.com. [Mammoth Press] Reference
At no time did Monegan ever assert that he was "pressured" to act unethically. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories] Reference
Rihanna feels "pressured" to throw an amazing bachelorette party for Katy Perry. The '. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Jennifer Aniston wants to leave work to go travelling] Reference
US embassy cables: Doctors 'pressured' to release civilian casualty figures during Sri. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
The doctors announced that they were "pressured" by the LTTE to make the original statements. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
But Sharizat is said to be "pressured" to take on Rafidah as she herself will be challenged at the number two post. From Wordnik.com. [My Sinchew -] Reference
After the day's proceedings concluded, it was learnt that Kasab told the court that he was being "pressured" by two unknown persons. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
"pressured" by their partners to bear their child. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
"pressured" and rushed into the marriage without time to consider "all the implications.". From Wordnik.com. [Daily Telegraph | Top Stories] Reference
"pressured" into breaking into a family members house for the purpose of murdering her????. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In fact, Shamus Cooke recently argued, "Obama cannot be 'pressured' into doing the right thing. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. King Spanks Obama: Part 3] Reference
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