subtle pressure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsubtleandpressure
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subtle
adjective
uk/ˈsʌt.əl/us/ˈsʌt̬.əl/
not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in ...
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pressure
noun
uk/ˈpreʃ.ər/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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(Definition ofsubtleandpressurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is nosubtlepressure.
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The only answer to prevent thissubtlepressureis the total abolition of the agency shop.
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Is not that the sort ofsubtlepressurethat can often render a confession unreliable?
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That is the view of someone against whomsubtlepressurehas no effect.
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His strategy ofsubtlepressureand misdirection served to further his political goals while avoiding the firestorm of popular indignation that would have resulted from a direct campaign of suppression.
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This provided asubtlepressureon labourers to maintain a certain level of productivity during busy seasons when the employers' ability to compel regular work hours was otherwise limited.
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One felt that one could bring about reductions in unemployment and increases in economic activity by asubtlepressureon the lever.
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I feel that this is asubtlepressurewhich may be put upon local authorities and which will militate against discretion being exercised in all cases.
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Their pensions cannot be withdrawn from them, whereas in the case of employees there is always the risk that somesubtlepressurecould be exerted upon them.
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In general, thissubtlepressurehas considerable effect, and the trade union movement as a whole has been very much perturbed about it for a long time.
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The existing results show that our sensor can be applied for measuring thesubtlepressurein real life.
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This is especially so at the pre-trial stage when it is easy for overt orsubtlepressureto be exerted upon victims, victims' families and especially victims' witnesses.
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Also, many students feelsubtlepressureto participate in order not to offend professors who may later be grading their work.
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