sustained pressure

collocation in English

meaningsofsustainedandpressure

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sustained
adjective
uk
/səˈsteɪnd/us
/səˈsteɪnd/
continuing for a ...
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pressure
noun
uk
/ˈpreʃ.ər/us
/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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(Definition ofsustainedandpressurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsustained pressure

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The depression broughtsustainedpressureon the complex set of relationships that linked the price of farm products, their costs of production, indebtedness, land values and bank stability.
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In short, it meanssustainedpressureon the authorities to deliver their services with maximum efficiency.
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There issustainedpressureon all concerned to secure a quick turn-round of railway wagons.
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I have paid my tribute to thesustainedpressurethat has been brought to bear.
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That was again the result of fairlysustainedpressurein another place.
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We have had nosustainedpressureto reduce the ceiling.
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At a time when we have been under strong andsustainedpressureto reduce public expenditure, this is no mean achievement.
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The first is the on-course bookmakers who, lo and behold, are now undersustainedpressurefrom other forces in the industry.
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I was undersustainedpressureabout the burden of business rates on small companies trading in small towns.
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What we need to do now is to build on it and to havesustainedpressurefor further improvement.
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But if you are in forsustainedpressureover weeks and months, you need more than that.
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On the contrary, there should be very great andsustainedpressureto do what we can to iron out this inequality between the children attending our schools.
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We should achieve that objective as part of a comprehensive attack on the whole problem of fuel poverty, and to do that will requiresustainedpressure.
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I do not believe that any responsible person would deny that the basic causes of our inability to export are twofold—thesustainedpressureof home demand and our competitive position.
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Immigration control at the ports had come undersustainedpressureover a period of many months.
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To exert anysustainedpressureon the exchange rate, one way or the other, it is necessary to act on the underlying fiscal and monetary strategy.
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Willott also came undersustainedpressurefrom political opponents over her support for the bedroom tax.
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Other common examples occur whensustainedpressurehas been applied over a nerve, inhibiting/stimulating its function.
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Ruffini endings respond to regular stretching and to slowsustainedpressure.
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Ruffini corpuscles respond tosustainedpressureand show very little adaptation.
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