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apply sth: to apply economic sanctions/political pressure ☊ apply ☊
All the pressure built up and he was off work for weeks with stress. ☊ build up (to sth) ☊
We are working under extreme pressure at the moment. ☊ extreme ☊
force sth: Public pressure managed to force a change in the government's position. ☊ force ☊
Pressure is mounting on the government to change the law. ☊ mount ☊
They are a small but noisy pressure group (= they try to attract attention to their ideas by frequent discussion and argument). ☊ noisy ☊
The course will have to be repeated owing to pressure of numbers (= too many students). ☊ number ☊
press against sth: His body was pressing against hers. ☊ press ☊
She was unable to attend because of the pressure of work. ☊ pressure ☊
You need to be able to handle pressure in this job. ☊ pressure ☊
How can anyone enjoy the pressures of city life? ☊ pressure ☊
pressure (for sth): The pressure for change continued to mount. ☊ pressure ☊
pressure (on sb) (to do sth): There is a great deal of pressure on young people to conform. ☊ pressure ☊
The government eventually bowed to popular pressure (= they agreed to do what people were trying to get them to do). ☊ pressure ☊
Teenagers may find it difficult to resist peer pressure. ☊ pressure ☊
A band of high/low pressure is moving across the country. ☊ pressure ☊
The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding. ☊ pressure ☊
The barriers gave way under the pressure of the crowd. ☊ pressure ☊
The director is under increasing pressure to resign. ☊ under pressure ☊
The pound came under pressure from foreign currencies today, increasing the chances of a rise in interest rates. ☊ under pressure ☊
The government had to bow to public pressure. ☊ public ☊
University teachers are under pressure to publish. ☊ publish ☊
They put pressure on her to resign. ☊ put ☊
They are determined to resist pressure to change the law. ☊ resist ☊
There is pressure on the unions to settle. ☊ settle ☊
a stress fracture of the foot (= one caused by such pressure) ☊ stress ☊
She failed to withstand the stresses and strains of public life. ☊ stress ☊
He was under strong pressure to resign. ☊ strong ☊
Pressure can bring out the worst in people. ☊ bring out the worst in sb ☊