Sentence examples for he presses for from inspiring English sources

He presses for ethnic-blind politics, a virtuous but often impractical goal.

And he presses for the maximum contribution — "I need you to max out," he is known to say — then follows up by asking that a donor's spouse and four or five friends write checks, too.

As he presses for congestion pricing to relieve gridlock and pollution, the mayor has rightly recognized that reducing the number of placards is important to curbing congestion and improving safety.

His apparent plan is to allow Irish voters ample time to debate and reflect on the consequences of their no to Lisbon, while he presses for clarifications and concessions to meet Irish concerns (the most obvious being to revert to one commissioner per EU member country).

The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is expected to lead next month's OPEC conference in Vienna as he presses for higher oil prices to aid Iran's struggling economy, while also seeking to protect and consolidate his power at home as he confronts a growing split with the nation's supreme leader.

The expected revamp in White House operations comes at a key juncture in Trump's presidency, as his job-approval ratings continue to sag and he presses for progress on several marquee campaign promises — including revamping the Affordable Care Act and restructuring the tax code — before Congress takes its August recess.

But he pressed for a clear line.

He pressed for more candor from executives.

He pressed for armed intervention in Bosnia and Kosovo.

He pressed for an apology and reparations from France for the sinking of the vessel.

Active intellectually, he pressed for official recognition of painting as a liberal art.