The phrase "applying strong pressure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is discussing the act of exerting force or influence on something or someone.
Example: "The technician is applying strong pressure to ensure the seal is tight and secure."
Alternatives: "exerting significant pressure" or "applying considerable force."
Reich would touch his patients (as Freud did, too, early in his career), applying strong pressure to their "body armor" in the hope of breaking through their rigidity and repression — Reich's third wife, Ilse, described it as "a physical attack by the therapist".
This is facilitated by stretching tissues by applying strong pressure on the cup of the device.
Deep pressure massage involves applying strong pressure to the skin.
Do this by applying strong pressure on the pen or pencil.
You can also use pulsating deep pressure, which involves applying strong pressure in the form of a vibrating motion such as tapping.
Ensure that you follow the instructions on the package for application, though it is usually as simple as holding the wound open, pouring in the powder or inserting the powder packet/sponge/applicator, and applying strong pressure for five minutes.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has applied strong pressure on the Bank of Japan, and it is rumoured that the Bank will respond.
Determined to pursue the case beyond the suspects arrested by Yemen, the F.B.I applied strong pressure on Yemen to postpone indefinitely a trial it had tentatively scheduled for mid-January of six suspects held in Yemeni jails.
According to Latham, players are never contractually obliged to use the program, but he said he sometimes applied strong pressure when he felt the potential benefit was great, as was the case during negotiations with the struggling Baghdatis last year.
She lay me on my back and applied strong pressure to the center of my chest where my rib cage meets.
