undue pressure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofundueandpressure
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undue
adjective[before noun]
uk/ʌnˈdʒuː/us/ʌnˈduː/
to a level that is more than is necessary, acceptable, ...
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pressure
noun
uk/ˈpreʃ.ər/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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(Definition ofundueandpressurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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How isunduepressureto be avoided?
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By withdrawing the probe to avoid exertingunduepressure, artificial lengthening of the cervix can be avoided.
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I think that there is an inference ofunduepressure.
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There was no censorship, there was nounduepressure.
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That would be bringingunduepressureto bear.
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I do not suggest that there is anyunduepressure.
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Staff and claimants alike have been subjected tounduepressure.
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There is nounduepressureon resources at the moment.
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Perhaps it is time that is wanting, in that dramatists are working underunduepressureto create instant culture for an impatient new nation.
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The central banks would co-ordinate purchases or sales of one another's currencies to preventunduepressuremounting on the franc.
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I do not believe that this is an occasion forunduepressure.
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I am not alluding to anyunduepressurefrom any source.
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There is nounduepressureto provide evidence that can be used in court.
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Their standards naturally vary and very oftenunduepressureis brought to bear upon them.
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What happens ifunduepressureis put upon people to take one course rather than another?
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What remedy can be applied to preventunduepressureon the cost of housing?
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They leave the regulator exposed tounduepressurefrom the private utilities and their supporters.
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I have asked several times for any evidence ofunduepressurebeing put on anyone.
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It might also expose smaller institutions tounduepressurefrom unscrupulous and perhaps desperate firms.
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That seems to me to be puttingunduepressureon the customer.
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When people have fallen on hard days,unduepressureis not exerted.
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Later he said that a stoppage withoutunduepressureis not industrial action.
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We stand here and talk about simple refusals and refusals withunduepressure.
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We must protect them against theunduepressurethat could come from breweries.
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I am sure that he made it freely, and without anyunduepressure.
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