Sentence examples for press on for from inspiring English sources

Our three classmates would press on for the rest of the week to earn their bareboat credentials.

The next few days will show whether Moscow has taken a strategic decision to pocket the gains it has made this far, or to press on for more.

"Democrats, Treading Carefully, Press On for Presidency" (news article, March 25) says a fund-raiser for Senator Joseph I. Lieberman was open to the public, though television cameras were prohibited.

Ukraine's new prime minister, Viktor F. Yanukovich, said that he was putting off trying to join NATO but that he would press on for membership in the European Union.

"Obviously if Sainsbury's really wants to do the deal, they'd be stupid not to press on for the sake of 10p or so," said the retail analyst Nick Bubb.

Mr. Bailey said that the withdrawal came about because of inconsistent testimony by Ms. Holzer and her staff, and promised to press on for compensation to cover his legal fees.

He chose to press on as much for his team of contributors as much for himself.

When players are on losing streaks, opponents are reluctant to settle for draws and will instead press on, hoping for victory.

Paramount decided to press on with a premiere for "Not Fade Away" Tuesday night.

Still, Con Edison pressed on, though its plans for a nuclear plant farm were scaled down.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was the first and only senator to really press DeVos on for-profit college accountability issues.