severe pressure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsevereandpressure
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severe
adjective
uk/sɪˈvɪər/us/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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pressure
noun
uk/ˈpreʃ.ər/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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(Definition ofsevereandpressurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Yorkshire came underseverepressurefrom the duchy.
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This racial order came underseverepressurebetween about 1770 and 1814.
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They are underseverepressure.
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They are already working underseverepressure.
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It is aseverepressureon those responsible.
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Some commercially important species are underseverepressure.
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I know that we are underseverepressure.
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We have been under veryseverepressurethe whole time.
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This paper describes a new balance, suitable for direct measurement of skin friction in turbulent boundary layers withseverepressuregradients.
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It is experiencingseverepressureof a variety of kinds, the most prominent of which is the conversion of forest for agriculture.
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Forseverepressuregradients, the universal 'law of the wall' is not generally accepted, because it is extremely difficult to measure the skin friction under these conditions.
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That is puttingseverepressure, both economic and psychological, on farmers and their employees.
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I suspect that he has been submitted to veryseverepressurefrom certain people.
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In one of those jurisdictions, the judiciary is already underseverepressure.
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We find that procurement spending as well as everyday spending on defence is underseverepressure.
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That is a positive help when they are underseverepressure.
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Due to the incontinence he developedseverepressuresores which were further aggravated by the incontinence.
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She finds that the springs on her present mattress putseverepressureon her back.
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The migratory fish—namely, salmon and sea trout—are underseverepressure.
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That backlog of people waiting for discharge constitutes aseverepressureon acute services.
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Will not joint financing schemes with health authorities now come under extremelyseverepressure?
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The result has beenseverepressureon prices, reduced output and losses throughout the steel industry.
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The intensive livestock sector is underseverepressurefollowing the salmonella shambles.
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The stocks of shellfish are underseverepressureand will not stand more.
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Democratic rights, employment rights, religious rights are all under veryseverepressure.
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