increasing pressure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofincreaseandpressure
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increase
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.kriːs/us/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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pressure
noun
uk/ˈpreʃ.ər/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandpressurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It results rather fromincreasingpressureon land resources.
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Near the axis it changes into a shock wave with stronglyincreasingpressureamplitude.
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In the first instance, there wasincreasingpressurefrom the medical profession to move towards standardization.
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With the new economic changes - the market economy - there isincreasingpressureon women to limit their fertility.
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Thus, the continued supply of clarification requests seems to exert anincreasingpressureto revise an initial erroneous form.
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The 1990s witnessedincreasingpressurefor devolution as democratisation gained momentum at both the state and municipal levels.
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In addition, there isincreasingpressurefor patients to have choice where the requirements of clinical care allow it.
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In this pressure region, the critical breakdown field decreases withincreasingpressurewhile the collision frequency increases.
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There isincreasingpressureon shrinking stocks.
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They talked aboutincreasingpressurefor training.
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There isincreasingpressurefor cremation.
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That meansincreasingpressureon schools.
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It will come underincreasingpressure.
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However, the industry is underincreasingpressure.
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There isincreasingpressureon the professions.
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The rural community has been underincreasingpressureto survive.
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In times of crisis, undertakings come underincreasingpressure.
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Rural petrol retail outlets are underincreasingpressure.
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There isincreasingpressureto have access to the countryside.
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The countryside is also underincreasingpressurefrom day visitors.
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Our industry will come underincreasingpressurein that respect.
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It is already highly developed, withincreasingpressurefor development.
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Doctors certainly believe that they are underincreasingpressure.
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There has beenincreasingpressureon local authorities.
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Water resources in this country are coming underincreasingpressure.
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