Sentence examples for has pressed hard from inspiring English sources

On the Senate side, industry has pressed hard to undercut the new agency's independence, and thereby its power.

Mr. Kerry has pressed hard on the issue, saying Mr. Bush was ignoring scientific fact to appease his party's right wing.

But the World Bank, itself a victim of fraud in Bosnia, has pressed hard for a full investigation and pursuit of the banks' assets to pay back creditors.

This is an issue that the sector has pressed hard on for a long time – simply because it will make such a difference.

Recent WikiLeaks cables show that the United States has pressed hard to keep him out of Haiti, and to prevent him from exerting any influence from abroad.

Over two days, the committee has pressed hard questions about the US human rights record, from National Security Agency data mining to racial discrimination and rampant gun violence.

Political analysts said Mrs. Clinton had far more to lose from the deadlock than Mr. Obama, which explains why she has pressed harder for revotes.

He has pressed harder for independence since Mr. Milosevic's ouster and the coming to power of a democratic government in Serbia.

An administration official acknowledged that even the State Department, which has pressed hardest for the new policy, was not eager for a quick announcement, for fear that any proposal presented now would be too weak to work.

American officials had pressed hard to secure a breakthrough for the TPP.

He would have pressed hard against her, teased her until she begged him to come in.