Sentence examples for it pressed for from inspiring English sources

It pressed for close ties between the new agency and the United Nations and supported India and other developing countries in their opposition to safeguards.

"We have paid our bills" — a direct reference to the former administration's practice of withholding some payment due the world body while it pressed for changes there.

Reflecting heightened public anxiety over the Iraq war, the Senate yesterday issued its most direct challenge yet to President Bush's handling of the conflict, as it pressed for concrete steps toward troop withdrawals and a requirement for the White House to provide more information on military operations.

As the Evangelical movement grew in strength, it pressed for greater efforts to bring Christianity to India, and so the company relaxed its approach to missionaries in 1813.

It has pressed for transparency and fair elections, and, equally important, it has intervened when governments sought to undermine judicial independence or free speech.

Then it is pressed for juice and fermented.

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

It successfully pressed for Steve Ballmer, the now ex-chief executive, to quit because of an underperforming share price.

The association has tried to frame the issue as giving scholars a choice, while also noting that it has pressed for greater inclusion of digital-based scholarship.

Over the years, it has pressed for and received social or political freedoms.

Intel said it pressed Intergraph for patent concessions only after Intergraph demanded fees from these companies.