continuing pressure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcontinueandpressure
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continue
verb
uk/kənˈtɪn.juː/us/kənˈtɪn.juː/
to keep happening, existing, or doing something, or to cause something or someone to ...
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pressure
noun
uk/ˈpreʃ.ər/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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(Definition ofcontinueandpressurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We also examine the private commercial interests that place heavy andcontinuingpressureon women and health care providers alike to focus on biological rather than social determinants of health.
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A two-tier structure with a supervisory board would meancontinuingpressureon behalf of certain interests.
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There is acontinuingpressureon patients always to buy their spectacles from the persons who test their eyes.
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Of course, it depends whether there is acontinuingpressureon the market for a higher value.
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This would put acontinuingpressureon authorities to find more resources.
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It can and will be a powerfulcontinuingpressureand incentive towards stronger and more professional management and unionism.
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That is where the surpluses are generated and wherecontinuingpressureagainst imported cane will develop.
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It seems to me that acontinuingpressureshould be kept up over a long period of time.
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Although the inspector's inquiries were completed in 1988 it has not yet been possible to publish a report due tocontinuingpressureof work.
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That is the key question, and general practitioner fundholding is a key part of our commitment to seeing relentless andcontinuingpressurefor improvement within the national health service.
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No doubt he has some experience of what local authorities will do in future when faced with thecontinuingpressureupon them.
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The decision was taken against the background ofcontinuingpressureto reduce public expenditure.
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Therefore, there is a need forcontinuingpressureto build on the present schemes and to ensure their effectiveness.
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I welcome thecontinuingpressureon so-called head office numbers and structure.
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There is likely to be thiscontinuingpressurefor lower fares.
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However, we have experiencedcontinuingpressuretowards relative impoverishment of the workforce.
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There is evidence that second families are being badly disrupted by thecontinuingpressurethat they already experience.
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But against that background there is certainly a need to maintaincontinuingpressurein order to achieve more competitive costs.
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They will be capable of being developed in the future, with the aim ofcontinuingpressurefor the efficient use of resources.
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I am keeping the position under review, and appropriate measures will be taken, in consultation with the authorities concerned, if there is undue andcontinuingpressureon the available accommodation.
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