growing pressure

collocation in English

meaningsofgrowingandpressure

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growing
adjective
uk
/ˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/
us
/ˈɡroʊ.ɪŋ/
increasing in size ...
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pressure
noun
uk
/ˈpreʃ.ər/
us
/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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(Definition ofgrowingandpressurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgrowing pressure

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There existsgrowingpressureto bring more forests under protection worldwide.
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Imported malaria exerts agrowingpressureon the health system of developed countries.
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Their attitude certainly also stemmed from their knowledge of thegrowingpressureon the board's available positions.
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There is agrowingpressurefor rate reform.
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Nevertheless, a point has been reached where, withgrowingpressureboth from below and above, the demand for direct payments is set to accelerate.
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As time wore on the cabinet appeared to be using the practical difficulties as an excuse to resist thegrowingpressurefor action.
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We all know of thegrowingpressureof protest against increases in the rates.
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The prospect is of continued andgrowingpressureon the defence budget.
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I should like him to recognise thegrowingpressureon this road.
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Yet, our seas and oceans are subjected togrowingpressureand worrying pollution.
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Increasingly, our posture and response are having to be increased to meet thosegrowingpressurepoints.
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There isgrowingpressureon technical college accommodation, which is needed for their own purposes.
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That has been the cause of thegrowingpressurein stress areas.
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To me that does not suggest that there is wide andgrowingpressure.
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On all counts there isgrowingpressureto try to get a sensible agriculture policy.
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There isgrowingpressureon our time, and that is unlikely to be reversed.
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There has beengrowingpressurefor faster liberalisation in many sectors.
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I want to say something about thegrowingpressurefor import controls.
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The basic theme throughout the debate has been thegrowingpressurebeing put upon small businessmen.
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Despite many industry-wide agreements providing opt-out clauses andgrowingpressurefrom employers for greater enterprise-based pay determination, the bargaining system is delivering pay and price stability.
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This shows that there is likely to be agrowingpressureon the land in this area.
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So these figures reflected thegrowingpressureof people not eligible for admission seeking to come to this country.
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We need to bear in mind, however, that the immigration controls which we inherited are undergrowingpressure.
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However, sometimes the only priority is increasing profit margins, generatinggrowingpressureon businesses and increasing the risks.
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Our society is becoming more and more complex and there isgrowingpressurefrom other sources of legislation.
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