Sentence examples for but when pressed for from inspiring English sources

But, when pressed for proof, the agents said that the information was privileged or part of an ongoing investigation.

But when pressed for data to justify the price hikes, their numbers didn't add up, according to Navy officials.

But when pressed for details, Mr. Kerry can veer into the dry, Latin-heavy jargon of policy journals.

He promises that his investors include Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and Central American investors, but when pressed for details, named only one Guatemalan businessman.

But when pressed for details, especially about under whose watch the abuses might have happened, the Afghan officials began backing away.

But, when pressed for a final draft of that agreement, Mr. Holmes refused to provide it, according to an affidavit by Mr. Levkoff.

Feinstein spoke with a smile on her face and an arm around Boxer's shoulder -- but when pressed her for further comment on the NRSC's ad buy, she soured.

Memory may seem to be a guarantor of memoir's authenticity, but when pressed into service for a more general kind of food history, it can be become as slippery as an eel.

"There's nothing there but Americans," he reportedly said, when pressed for details.

I knew the official line was that transmission was impossible this way – the virus couldn't survive outside the body – but I also knew that, when pressed for long enough, those in the know would weaken the odds to virtually impossible.

But Mr. Zuckerberg delayed work on Harvard Connection, and when pressed for answers, stalled, according to the Winklevosses.