bring pressure
1bring pressure to bear — index coerce, influence, lobby, prejudice (influence), press (constrain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Bur …
2bring pressure to bear upon — index compel, constrain (compel) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3bring pressure to bear on — compel to act, pressure …
4bring pressure to bear on — attempt to coerce they brought pressure to bear on him to resign …
5pressure — I n. 1) to exert, place, put pressure on smb. 2) to bring pressure to bear on smb. 3) to build up, increase (the) pressure 4) to feel pressure 5) to ease, relieve (the) pressure 6) to face; resist pressure (to resist pressure from extremist… …
6pressure — 1 noun 1 force (U) the act of force or weight being put on to something: The pressure of the water turns the wheel. | factors such as temperature and pressure 2 strength (C, U) the strength of the force or weight put on something: high/low… …
7pressure — I UK [ˈpreʃə(r)] / US [ˈpreʃər] noun Word forms pressure : singular pressure plural pressures *** 1) [countable/uncountable] attempts to persuade, threaten, or force someone to do something pressure for: Pressure for political change increased in …
8bring to bear — verb bring into operation or effect (Freq. 4) The new members brought to bear new concerns to the U.N. • Hypernyms: ↑effect • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something * * * bring to …
9bring to bear — phrasal to use with effect < bring pressure to bear > …
10bring to bear — idi , to force to have an impact: to bring pressure to bear on union members to end a strike[/ex] …
