heavy pressure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofheavyandpressure
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heavy
adjective
uk/ˈhev.i/us/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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pressure
noun
uk/ˈpreʃ.ər/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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(Definition ofheavyandpressurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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First, there isheavypressureto experiment on the pre-embryo.
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This fact places aheavypressureon local civil affairs departments and on the two children's welfare homes.
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Commercial outlets have been underheavypressure.
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One, because there is ratherheavypressure.
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He did so under veryheavypressure.
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The result will be exceptionallyheavypressureon prices.
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There is constant andheavypressureto enter this country.
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There has beenheavypressureon parliamentary time.
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Again, that will putheavypressureon the broadcasting world.
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Some offices and staff do face veryheavypressure.
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We can also exertheavypressureon this point.
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Local authorities are under veryheavypressurefrom all sides.
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The size of this deficit brought sterling underheavypressure.
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Politicians are clearly under veryheavypressurethere.
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There is aheavypressureon resources of every kind.
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But the infant schools will be under especiallyheavypressure.
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All accessible hill forests in the study area are surrounded by agricultural land and are underheavypressureto meet the primary forest product needs of the households.
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That is essential in the present circumstances, when our industry is under veryheavypressure.
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The police are underheavypressure, so are the courts, and so, inevitably, are the prisons.
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Chairmen and members of education committees will be underheavypressure.
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High stocks also exertheavypressureon the market and therefore on prices.
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As we all know, he has been working underheavypressure.
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I regret thatheavypressureof other urgent work has delayed provision of this new building.
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They are underheavypressure, they have huge responsibilities and the work must get done.
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At the second, objectors putheavypressureon the inspector to re-examine the whole scheme.
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