Sentence examples for press so hard from inspiring English sources

Because neither seemed ready to give ground this week, a deal was always unlikely.That makes it especially unfortunate that the current Luxembourg presidency of the EU chose to press so hard for one.

It's a world where "one minute you could be in school and the next having life press so hard you ease the pressure by forcing a gun into someone's face".

Do not press so hard that you dig into the person's muscles.

Don't press so hard that you tear the paper or change the way the signature will look.

Try not to press so hard that you pick up the bitter white pith underneath the skin.

When cleaning tile grouting or waterproof sealant, be careful not to press so hard as to remove the grouting.

I pressed so hard against my teeth that they were sore all the time.

She grips the beam, her long fingers pressed so hard against the wood splintered and rough with adze marks that afterward they will be bloody.

TOKYO — When Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited Japan's new leaders in October, not long after their historic election, he pressed so hard and so publicly for a military base agreement that the Japanese news media labeled him a bully.

It seems that one reason North Korea has pressed so hard for direct contact with America is to counterbalance Beijing.

To understand why advocates have pressed so hard for reform, it's helpful to review the president's record on deportation and detention.