extreme pressure

collocation in English

meaningsofextremeandpressure

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extreme
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstriːm/us
/ɪkˈstriːm/
very large in amount ...
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pressure
noun
uk
/ˈpreʃ.ər/us
/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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(Definition ofextremeandpressurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They exposed sterling toextremepressure.
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The industry is underextremepressure.
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The furniture industry is underextremepressure.
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Thatextremepressurewe ought to avoid.
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The staff is already underextremepressure.
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They do their work invariably underextremepressureof time.
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Those salesmen often used methods involvingextremepressure.
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The work is heavy and is clone underextremepressure.
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But they are all men underextremepressureof work.
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They work underextremepressurefrom rising crime rates.
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I also know that the staff are underextremepressure.
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The small business man is underextremepressure.
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By this very rapid response to potential danger the king eloquently demonstrated the way in which he could react coolly and effectively underextremepressure.
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Maintaining ethnicity in enclaves is usually more difficult than in a "simple" frontier situation; the residents are far from home and underextremepressureto assimilate.
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It is unreasonable to expect any government to achieve a wholly acceptable solution underextremepressure.
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We put them into situations where they face great personal danger and come underextremepressure.
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I appreciate theextremepressureon the curriculum, but that should not remain inflexible.
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As has been pointed out, the dairy industry is underextremepressurein this area.
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We gather from recent developments that there isextremepressurein that direction just now.
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Staff are underextremepressureand many respond by going on long-term sick leave.
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The reply to his wife's letter was delayed owing toextremepressureof work.
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It is clear that people in such cases are underextremepressure.
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At least in this respect we now see that unwritten constitution coming underextremepressure.
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Her parents were very much distressed, and they broughtextremepressureon her to return home.
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Leadership is from the rear, and policy is dictated by a small, unrepresentative,extremepressuregroup.
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