"exerted considerable pressure" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used when describing a situation or action where someone is actively applying force or influence to achieve a specific outcome. Example: The CEO exerted considerable pressure on the board of directors to approve the company's new sustainability initiatives. In this sentence, the phrase is used to show that the CEO was using their influence and power to persuade the board to approve the initiatives.
The Bush administration had hoped that India would send a full army division of 17,000 soldiers and exerted considerable pressure on India to do so.
But in recent years, Mr. Mandela has spoken out on AIDS and exerted considerable pressure on the government, and foreign countries, to do more to improve the quality of life for infected South Africans.
The Bush administration had hoped that India would send a full army division of 17,000 or more soldiers to serve in the Kurdish region around Mosul, and exerted considerable pressure on Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to do so.
Salman Raja, a lawyer for Ali Musa Gilani, said the Anti-Narcotics Force had exerted considerable pressure on senior Health Ministry officials in recent weeks to testify against Mr. Gilani.
Meanwhile, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are exerting considerable pressure on Mr. Arafat to act against suicide bombings.
They exert considerable pressure on rival jumpers and Argentina's lineout fell apart completely in last Sunday's semi-final.
Due to huge capital requirements, these investments could exert considerable pressure on the working capital of the carrier company.
Members of Community Board 9 credit City Councilman Stanley Michels with saving the day by exerting considerable pressure on the city library administration to accept the deal.
Drylands cover about 41% of the globe's surface and provide important ecosystem services, but land use and climate change exert considerable pressure on these ecosystems.
Hamas also had its reasons for moving ahead — the Arab spring was exerting considerable pressure on the organization's leaders in Damascus, who feared for their future if President Bashar Assad of Syria fell.
"If the global economy were to slow down more sharply, a significant share of developing country debt incurred since 2008 – not only debt issued and held within the borders of individual economies, but also cross-border debt, including debt accumulated by private residents and governments – could become unpayable and exert considerable pressure on the financial system.
