pressure

Example Sentences

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A spark in home price growth could, eventually, put upward pressure on housing services inflation.

From Barron's

But Paulson said she could favor cutting rates modestly later this year, either after inflation data validate her expectation that price pressures are easing or if evidence emerges that job-market conditions are deteriorating unexpectedly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now the pressure is on Paramount to win over Warner shareholders before next week’s tender offer deadline.

From Los Angeles Times

The Department of Health said the pressures at hospital emergency departments were "complex" with "no quick fix but the only medium to long-term solution is to reduce demand and manage demand differently".

From BBC

"No one in the country wants to win this title more than me. I've won everything in football except this one, and I've been carrying this pressure for a long time."

From BBC