Sentence examples for for having pressed from inspiring English sources

Shell, for example, is lambasted for offering too few jobs to local people but is praised for having pressed the federal government to develop the area.Development, says the movement's president, Dan Ekpebide, no longer means just being given things.

At the same time, General Shinseki drew criticism for not having pressed more aggressively for more troops before the war.

The British Foreign Office has come under widespread criticism for not having pressed harder and sooner for the Chinese to explain Mr. Heywood's death.

He expressed a measure of regret for not having pressed G4S to take more action.

She said some reporters used the occasion to compensate for not having pressed harder before the Iraq war.

Having pressed for sanctions, America needed something to show for its efforts.

Gay rights groups, who for years have pressed the Boy Scouts for change, said the organization was out of step with society.

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Parents and school board officials said that for years they had pressed for more security.

For years it has pressed for voting rights, something Barack Obama pledged to support when he was running for president.

For months they had pressed for a harsher stance against Mr. Arafat, while Secretary Powell had argued that whatever his shortcomings, Mr. Arafat was the designated Palestinian leader.